Systems of quadratic equations worksheet for Algebra 1
Algebra 1 reaches these systems right after solving quadratics by factoring. Setting the parabola equal to the line gives a quadratic, and its solutions are where the line crosses the curve, so there can be two points, one, or none. Circles and pairs of parabolas use the same substitution.
Also taught in Algebra 2 and Precalculus, each at its own level and with its own examples.
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How to do these
Solve and
- Set them equal: x² + 2x - 5 = 3x + 1.
- Move everything to one side: x² - x - 6 = 0, which factors as (x - 3)(x + 2) = 0.
- x = 3 gives y = 10 on the line, and x = -2 gives y = -5.
The answer is and .
Where students go wrong
Factoring before one side is zero. Writing x² - x = 6 as x(x - 1) = 6 and setting each factor equal to 6 is wrong, because the zero product rule only works when the product is 0.
Also called parabola and line intersection, nonlinear systems or quadratic linear systems.
What you can put on this worksheet
- A parabola and a line
- → and
- A circle and a line
- and → and
- Two parabolas, or no solution
- → and
- General-form conics, sideways parabolas, tangents, three points
- Solve:
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