Using Graphs to solve Equations
1. Here is the graph of y = x² - 3
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-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Use the graph to help you solve-5the following:
a) x² - 3 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
b) x² - 8 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
c) x² - 6.5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
d) x² - x - 3 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
e) x² + ½ x - 5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
f) x² - x + 1 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
2. Here is the graph of y = x² - 5
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-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Use the graph to help you solve the following:
a) x² - 5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
b) x² - 1 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
c) x² - x - 5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
d) x² - 3.5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
e) x² - x - 6 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
f) x² + ½ x - 6 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
3. Here is the graph of y = x² + 3x – 5 12
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-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
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Use the graph to help you solve the -10
following:
a) x² + 3x – 13 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
b) x² + 3x – 8 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
c) x² + 3x + 1 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
d) x² + 2x – 5 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
e) x² + 2½ x – 6 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
f) x² + 4x – 6 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
4. Here is the graph of y = 3x² - 4x – 2
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-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Use the graph to help you solve the following:
a) 3x² - 4x – 32 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
b) 3x² - 4x – 12 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
c) 3x² - 4x – 10 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
d) 3x² - 9x – 2 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
e) 3x² - 9x – 12 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………
f) 3x² + x – 7 = 0 ………………………………………………………………………