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How to solve a quadratic by factoring in your head

3,195 views · Published 20 December 2013 · 2:23 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Brian McLogan · 2013 · Education

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👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring when a is equal to 1. A quadratic is an algebraic expression having 2 as the highest power of its variable(s). To factor an algebraic expression means to break it up into factors (expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression). 

To factor a quadratic equation whose coefficient of the squared variable is 1, all we need to do is to find two factors of the constant term whose sum gives the coefficient of the linear term.  Once we have our quadratic factored we will use the zero product property so solve our equation.  The solutions to a quadratic equations are the x-intercepts, roots, zeros or solutions to the quadratic equation.

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