Quadratic Equations

Quadratic equations:

Quadratic Equations come up when we deal with
many real-life situations. For instance, suppose a
charity trust decides to build a prayer hall having
a carpet area of 300 square meters with its length
one meter more than twice its breadth. What
should be the length and breadth of the hall?
Suppose the breadth of the hall is x meters. Then,
its length should be (2x + 1) meters. We can depict
this information pictorially as shown in Fig below


Now, area of the hall = (2x + 1). x m2 = (2x2 + x) m2
So, 2x2 + x = 300 (Given)
Therefore, 2x2 + x – 300 = 0
So, the breadth of the hall should satisfy the equation 2x2 + x – 300 = 0 which is a
quadratic equation.