{"id":384,"date":"2015-10-26T17:42:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/collegealgebra1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=384"},"modified":"2015-11-12T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:38:00","slug":"introduction-quadratic-equations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/odessa-collegealgebra\/chapter\/introduction-quadratic-equations\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction: Quadratic Equations","rendered":"Introduction: Quadratic Equations"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Solve quadratic equations by factoring.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Solve quadratic equations by the square root property.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"731\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/09\/25200357\/CNX_CAT_Figure_02_05_001.jpg\" alt=\"Two televisions side-by-side. The right television is slightly larger than the left. \" width=\"731\" height=\"304\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/> <b>Figure 1<\/b>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe computer monitor on the left in\u00a0Figure 1\u00a0is a 23.6-inch model and the one on the right is a 27-inch model. Proportionally, the monitors appear very similar. If there is a limited amount of space and we desire the largest monitor possible, how do we decide which one to choose? In this section, we will learn how to solve problems such as this using four different methods.","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solve quadratic equations by factoring.<\/li>\n<li>Solve quadratic equations by the square root property.<\/li>\n<li>Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.<\/li>\n<li>Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/09\/25200357\/CNX_CAT_Figure_02_05_001.jpg\" alt=\"Two televisions side-by-side. 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