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A. Four ways to solve a quadratic equation
---Factoring
---Completing the square
---Quadratic equation
---Graphing
B. Solve the equation by completing the square
x^2 - 4x - 11 = 0
x^2 - 4x = 11
x^2 - 4x + 4 = 11 + 4
(x - 2)^2 = 15
x - 2 = +/- 15
x - 2 = 15 || x = 17
x - 2 = -15 || x = -13
C. Solve the equation using the quadratic formula
Quadratic formula = [tex]\frac{-b +/-\sqrt{b^2 - 4ac} }{2a}[/tex]
Equation = 2x^2 + 16x + 24 = 0
a = 2
b = 16
c = 24
[tex]\frac{-16 +/- \sqrt{16^2 - 4(2)(24)} }{2(2)}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-16 +/- \sqrt{256 - 192} }{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-16 +/- \sqrt{64} }{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-16 +/- 8 }{4}[/tex]
[-16 + 8] / 4 = -2
[-16 - 8] / 4 = -6
x = -6, -2
Hope this helps!