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This section of Math Help online shows you the proof of Quadratic Formula. The Quadratic Formula is very important and should be learned. 

The proof of Quadratic Formula

If ax ² + bx + c = 0 

Then diving the above quadratic equation by a gives: 

Re arranging the above quadratic equation gives: 

 

Here comes the neat trick to solve this quadratic equation, add b 2 / 4a 2 to both sides of the quadratic equation in order to complete square on the left hand side. This gives the resulting quadratic equation: 

 

Then factorizing the left hand side of the quadratic equation gives: 

 

Re-arranging the right hand side of the quadratic equation gives: 

 

Then it is a matter of taking square root of the right hand side and rearranging the quadratic equation as shown below: