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    Changes between forms of quadratic functions

    1st case: Standard form to factorized form: ax 2 + bx + c → a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 )

    Example

    Write the factorized form of the function f ( x) = x 2 + 4 x − 12

    Solution Use the quadratic formula


    to find the roots.
    a = 1 , b = 4 , c = −12 , D = 64
    Then apply them directly
    in the factorized form.
    −4 + 8 4
    = =2 Note that if there aren’t
    2 2
    −b  D −4  64 −4  8 any real roots, there will
    x1,2 = = = =
    2a 2 1 2 be no factorized form
    −4 − 8 −12
    = = −6
    2 2

    a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 ) = 1( x − 2 )( x − (−6) ) = ( x − 2 )( x + 6 )

    2nd case: Standard form to Vertex form: ax 2 + bx + c → a ( x − h ) + k


    2

    Example

    Find the vertex form of the function f ( x) = x 2 − 2 x + 5 . Find the coordinates of the
    vertex from the formula
    Solution
     −b − D 
    a = 1 , b = −2 , c = 5 , D = − 16  , 
     2a 4a 
    Then plug in these values
     −b − D   −(−2) −(−16)  in place of h and k
    V ,  =V  ,  = V (1, 4 )
     2a 4a   2 1 4 1  respectively

    h =1 , k = 4

    a ( x − h ) + k = 1( x − 1) + 4
    2 2
    3rd case: Factorized form to standard form: a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 ) → ax 2 + bx + c

    Example

    Bring f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3)( x + 4 ) into its standard form

    Solution

    f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3)( x + 4 )

    f ( x) = 2 ( x 2 + 4 x − 3 x − 12 )
    Simply apply the
    distributive property

    f ( x) = 2 ( x 2 + x − 12 )

    f ( x) = 2 x 2 + 2 x − 24

    4th case: Factorized form to vertex form: a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 ) → a ( x − h ) + k


    2

    Example

    Bring f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3)( x + 4 ) into its vertex form We will firstly


    apply the
    Solution distributive
    property to
    a = 2 , b = 2 , c = −12 , D = 100
    f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3)( x + 4 )  bring it in
     standard form
      −b − D   −2 −100  and from that
    f ( x) = 2 ( x + 4 x − 3x − 12 )  V ,  =V  ,  = V ( −1, −25 ) form we will
     
    2
      2 a 4 a   2 1 4 1 
     convert it into its
    → vertex form like

    f ( x) = 2 ( x 2 + x − 12 )  h = −1 , k = −25 we did in the 2nd
    case


    ( − ) + = ( − − ) − = ( + ) − 25
    2 2 2
    f ( x) = 2 x + 2 x − 24 
    2
     a x h k 2 x ( 1) 25 2 x 1
    5th case: Vertex form to standard form: a ( x − h ) + k → ax 2 + bx + c
    2

    Example

    Bring f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3) + 6 into its standard form


    2

    Solution expand the identity by applying one


    of the following:
    f ( x) = 2 ( x − 3) + 6
    2

    ( a + b ) = a 2 + 2ab + b2
    2

    f ( x ) = 2 ( x 2 − 2  x  3 + 32 ) + 6
    ( a − b ) = a 2 − 2ab + b2
    2

    f ( x) = 2 ( x 2 − 6 x + 9 ) + 6 Then, do operations to bring it into


    the needed form
    f ( x ) = 2 x 2 − 12 x + 18 + 6

    f ( x ) = 2 x 2 − 12 x + 24

    6th case: Vertex form to factorized form: a ( x − h ) + k → a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 )


    2

    Example

    Bring f ( x) = 3 ( x + 1) − 27 into its factorized form


    2

    Solution

    f ( x) = 3 ( x + 1) − 27
    2
     a = 3, b = 6, c = −24  x1 = 2 , x2 = −4
     
     
     = + =  a ( x − x1 )( x − x2 )
    f ( x) = 3 ( x + 2 x + 1) − 27 
    2 D 36 288 324
     We must firstly
     
    3 ( x − 2 )( x + 4 )
    find the standard
     −6  324 −6  18  form of the
    f ( x) = 3x + 6 x + 3 − 27
    2
     x1,2 = = 
     6 6 → function like we
     →  did in the 5th case
     
    f ( x) = 3x 2 + 6 x − 24   and then follow
    −6 + 18 12
     = =2  the process we
     6 6  worked in the 1st
     =  case
     
     −6 − 18 −24
    = −4 
    operations to
    =
     6 6  bring it into the
    needed form

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