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There are four common ways to solve quadratic equations.  You practiced the first when you used the zero-product method in chapter 5.  Today you'll practice the second which uses the square root/squaring inverse relationship to solve one type of quadratic equation.  This material is covered on pages 307-312 in the Engaging Algebra textbook.

7.1 The Square Root Method

After practicing with these videos you'll be able to solve quadratic equations using the idea that squaring "undoes" a square root.

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