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Simplifying Polynomials

The document is a series of questions about quadratic equations. It asks the student to describe the roots of a quadratic equation based on the discriminant, determine the nature of roots using the discriminant, check if a quadratic equation has two solutions based on the discriminant being positive, and give examples of when the discriminant is zero. It also asks the student to formulate a quadratic equation modeling a camping scenario and determine if a stick can reach a hanging branch based on the equation. Finally, it asks the student to reflect on new insights about the nature of quadratic roots and their application to real life decisions.

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Simplifying Polynomials

The document is a series of questions about quadratic equations. It asks the student to describe the roots of a quadratic equation based on the discriminant, determine the nature of roots using the discriminant, check if a quadratic equation has two solutions based on the discriminant being positive, and give examples of when the discriminant is zero. It also asks the student to formulate a quadratic equation modeling a camping scenario and determine if a stick can reach a hanging branch based on the equation. Finally, it asks the student to reflect on new insights about the nature of quadratic roots and their application to real life decisions.

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Group Performance

Task # 2:
How Well Did I
Understand the
Lesson?
Overview IX - Curie

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3

Describe the roots of a How do you determine the Danica says that the
quadratic equation nature of the roots of a quadratic equation 2x +
when the discriminant quadratic equation? 5x - 4 = 0 ...
is: ...

Question 4 Question 5 Question 6

When the quadratic You and a friend are What new insights do
expression ax2 + bx + c camping. You want to you have about the
is a perfect square hang your food pack from nature of the roots of
trinomial, do you agree a branch 20 ft. from the quadratic equations ? ...
that the value of its ground ...
discriminant is zero? ...
IX - Curie

Describe the roots of a quadratic


equation when the discriminant is:
a. zero c. positive but not perfect square
b. positive perfect square d. negative

A. B. C. D.
x² + 6x + 9 = 0 3x² - 2x – 5 = 0 2x² + 5x = -1 2x² - x + 4 = 0
6² - 4 (x) (9) -2² - 4 (3) (-5) 5² - 4 (2) (-1) 1² - 4 (2) (4)
36- 36 = 0 -4 – 60 = 64 25 – 8 = 17 1 – 32 = -31
IX - Curie

How do you determine the nature of


the roots of a quadratic equation?

To determine the nature of roots of quadratic


equations (in the form ax^2 + bx +c=0) , we need to
calculate the discriminant, which is b^2 - 4 a c.
When the discriminant is greater than zero, the
roots are unequal and real. When the discriminant
is equal to zero, the roots are equal and real.
IX - Curie

Danica says that the quadratic equation 2x 2 + 5x - 4 = 0


has two possible solutions because the value of the
discriminant is positive. Do you agree with Danica?
Justify your answer.

Yes because
a = 2, b = 5 and c = -4
x=-5 + -√5 - 4 (2)(-4)/ 2(2)
-5 + -√25 + 16/4
-5 + -√41/ 4
Therefore meaning that -5+√41/ 4 and -5-√41/ 4
are the 2 possible solutions or zeros.
IX - Curie

When the quadratic expression ax 2 + bx + c is a perfect


square trinomial, do you agree that the value of its
discriminant is zero? Justify your answer by giving at
least two examples.

Yes, the roots of the EXAMPLE ONE:


quadratic equation ax² + bx + x² - 10x + 25 (a=1, b=10, c=25)
c = 0 are equivalent when the D = b²- 4ac = (10) ² - 4 (1) (25)
discriminant b² - 4ac = 0. As a = 100 – 100
result, when discriminant b² D=0
-4ac = 0, the quadratic
EXAMPLE TWO:
formula ax² + bx + c becomes x² - 8x + 16 (a=1, b=8, c=16)
a perfect square for any real D = b² - 4ac = (8)² - 4 (1) (16)
x. Here are several examples = 64 – 64
that back up my answer. D=0
You and a friend are camping. You
want to hang your food pack from
a branch 20 ft. from the ground.
You will attach a rope to the stick
Number 5
and and throw it over the branch.
Your friend can throw the stick
upward with an initial velocity of
29 feet per second. The distance
of the stick after t seconds from
an initial height of 6 feet is given
by the expression -16t + 29t + 6.
IX - Curie

a. Form and describe the equation representing the


situation. How did you come up with the equation?

To form an equation representing the situation we can substitute the


given values to the Vertical Motion Equation which is h = -16t^2 + vt + s
where h = height, v = initial velocity, and s = initial height. Looking back
at the situation, the height of the branch from the ground was 20 ft, the
initial velocity was 29 ft/s, and the initial height was 6 ft. Substituting
these values to the equation, we have -16t^2 + 29t + 6 = 20. The next
step that we have to do is to write this quadratic equation into standard
form and to do that we can apply the Addition Property of Equality by
adding (-20) to both sides. After adding (-20) to both sides of the
equation, we now have the quadratic equation -16t^2 + 29t -14 = 0.
IX - Curie

b. With the given conditions, will the stick reach the


branch when thrown? Justify your answer.
If y > 20 feet, the stick will get higher than the branch. If y=20, the stick just
reaches the height of the branch, but won't go over it. If y<20, the stick won't
reach the height of the branch. The height H of the stick depends on the time
t according to the formula
H = -16t2 +29t + 6. The question is basically asking whether there is some
point in time that height is at least 20 feet. Let's see if the stick can reach 20
feet.
20 = -16t2 + 29t + 6
16t2 - 29t + 14 = 0

Using the discriminant b2 - 4ac from the quadratic formula, we find there is
no real solution. Therefore the stick will not reach the branch.

IX - Curie

What new insights do you have about the nature of the


roots of quadratic equations ? How would you connect
this to real life? How would you use this in making
decisions?

The new insights that I learned about the nature of the roots
of quadratic equations is that the quadratic formula can also
give us information about the relationship between the roots
and the coefficient of the second term and the constant of
the equation itself. Quadratic equations are actually used in
everyday life, as when calculating areas, determining a
product's profit or formulating the speed of an object.

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