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Standard X
Mathematics
Quadratic Formula
Solve the fol...
Question
Solve the following quadratic equation for
x
:
4
x
2
+
4
b
x
−
(
a
2
−
b
2
)
=
0
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Solution
We know that for any quadratic equation of the form
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
=
0
x
=
−
b
±
√
b
2
−
4
a
c
2
a
Given equation is
4
x
2
+
4
b
x
−
a
2
+
b
2
=
0
Hence, substituting the values of a,b and c in the above equation we get,
x
=
−
4
b
±
√
(
4
b
)
2
−
4
×
4
×
(
−
a
2
+
b
2
)
2
×
4
=
−
4
b
±
√
16
b
2
+
16
a
2
−
16
b
2
8
=
−
4
b
±
4
a
8
=
−
b
±
a
2
So,
x
=
−
b
+
a
2
or
x
=
−
b
−
a
2
=
−
b
+
a
2
Hence, these are the values of x.
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4
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=
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