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Solve Equations Using Graphs

The document provides a series of graphs representing quadratic equations and prompts the reader to solve various equations using these graphs. It includes multiple examples for different quadratic functions, such as y = x² - 3, y = x² - 5, y = x² + 3x - 12, and y = 3x² - 4x - 2. Each section contains specific equations to solve based on the corresponding graph.

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Solve Equations Using Graphs

The document provides a series of graphs representing quadratic equations and prompts the reader to solve various equations using these graphs. It includes multiple examples for different quadratic functions, such as y = x² - 3, y = x² - 5, y = x² + 3x - 12, and y = 3x² - 4x - 2. Each section contains specific equations to solve based on the corresponding graph.

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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


-5 the following:
a) x² - 3 = 0
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b) x² - 3 = 5
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c) x² - 6.5 = 0
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d) x² - 3 = x
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e) x² - 3 = 2 – ½ x
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f) x² - 3 = x - 2
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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
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b) x² - 5 = -4
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c) x² - 5 = x
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d) x² - 3.5 = 0
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e) x² - 5 = x + 1
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f) x² - 5 = 1 – ½ x
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3. Here is the graph of y = x² + 3x – 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 – 5 = 8
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b) x² + 3x – 5 = 3
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c) x² + 3x + 1 = 0
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d) x² + 3x – 5 = x
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e) x² + 3x – 5 = ½ x + 1
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f) x² + 3x – 5 = 1 - x
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4. Here is the graph of y = 3x² - 4x – 2
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Use the graph to help you solve the following:
a) 3x² - 4x – 2 = 30
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b) 3x² - 4x – 12 = 0
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c) 3x² - 4x – 10 = 0
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d) 3x² - 4x – 2 = 5x
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e) 3x² - 4x – 2 = 10 + 5x
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f) 3x² - 4x – 2 = 5 – 5x
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