UNIT 3 – QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

Date Lesson Text TOPIC Homework

Properties of Quadratic Functions STUDY FOR TEST # 2

3.1
Mar. 6 3.1
(21)

Maximum and Minimums of Quadratic Pg. 145 # 2 – 5, 7, 8

3.2
Mar. 8 3.2 Functions Pg . Pg. 153 # 1 – 4
(22)
P Pg. 170 # 5abc
Maximum and Minimums of Quadratic Pg. 154 # 8 – 11
Mar. 3.3
3.2 Functions (Word Problems) Pg. 170 # 6, 7
18 (23)
Q4(Complete the Square) Pg. 147 # 11, 12
Radicals Pg. 167 # (1 – 7)sodo, 11, 12, 14
Mar. 3.4
3.4 WS 3.4 # 8 - 11
19 (24)
Q4(Complete the Square)
Solving Quadratic Equations Pg. 177 # 1 – 5, 7, 8
Mar. 3.5
3.5
20 (25)
Q4(Complete the Square)
Solving Quadratic Equations WS 3.6 # 5, 15, 28, 12acde
Mar. 3.6
3.5 Q5(3.1 – 3.4)
21 (26)

Quadratic Word Problems Pg, 178 # 9 – 13, 16, 17

Mar. 3.7
3.5
22 (28)

Quadratic Word Problems II WS 3.8

Mar. 3.8
3.5
25 (29)

Zeros of a Quadratic Function Pg. 185 # 3, 4, 6 – 11, 14 - 16

Mar. 3.9
3.6 Q6(3.5 – 3.8)
26 (30)

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Pg. 192 # 2 – 9, 16, 17

Mar. 3.10
3.7 Relation
27 (31)

Linear – Quadratic Systems Pg. 198 # 4, 10, 12, 14

Mar. 3.11
3.8
28 (32)

Inverse of a Quadratic Function Pg. 160 # 2 – 8, 10, 17

Mar. 3.12
3.3 Q7(3.9 – 3.10)
29 (33)

Review for Unit 3 Test Pg. 202 # 4, 5, 9, 11 – 15,

3.14
Apr. 1 18 – 22, 23a
(34)

3.15
Apr. 3 UNIT 3 TEST
(35)
MCR 3U Lesson 3.1 Properties of Quadratic Functions

Function: y  x  32  4 y  2x  3x  1

Graph:
y y

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x
–2 –2

–4 –4

–6 –6

–8 –8

Vertex:

Zeroes:

Equation
of Axis of
Symmetry

Domain

Range

Properties of Quadratic Functions:

 have no restrictions on the domain

 constant non-zero 2nd differences (2)
 have a degree of 2
 open up if a > 0 or 2 > 0
 open down if a < 0 or 2 < 0
 have different algebraic forms
o standard form y  ax 2  bx  c, a  0
o factored form y  a( x  s)( x  t ), a  0
o vertex form y  a( x  h) 2  k , a  0

Symmetrical points are points which share the same y value and are on opposite sides of the axis
of symmetry. ie: the points (3, 9) and (-3, 9) are symmetrical points for the parabola y = x
2
NEW METHOD OF FINDING VERTEX
Partial Factoring: common factor the ax 2  bx terms to
determine 2 symmetrically opposite x
values (ie: same y value), then averaging
them to find axis of symmetry  gives x
coordinate of vertex

Complete the table below:

Symmetrical Axis of Max/Min

Function Opens: Vertex Domain Range
Points Symmetry Point
VERTEX FORM

a) y  2( x  1) 2  5

b) y  3( x  1) 2

FACTORED FORM

c) y  2( x  1)( x  5)

d) y  ( x  2)( x  5)

PARTIALLY FACTORED
FORM

e) y  x ( x  2)  8

f) y  2 x( x  4)  9

STANDARD FORM

g) y  x 2  4 x  21

h) y  x 2  4 x  22
Ex. For each of the following quadratic functions, state the vertex and whether it is a maximum or minimum.

a) y  2 x ( x  2)  6 b) y  3 x  12x  1
2
MCR3U Lesson 3.2 Maximum/ Minimum Values of a Quadratic Function

Determine the maximum or minimum value of each quadratic function using the indicated method.

(i) Completing the Square

a) y  x  8 x  7 b) y  2 x  12x  11
2 2

(ii) Partial Factoring

a) y  x 2 x  8 b) y  4 x 2  12x  5
2
HARDER ONES

Ex. Find the vertex of each of the following by completing the square. NO CALCULATORS.
1
a) y   x 2 5 x  1
2

b) y  2 x 2 3x  7

2 2 5
c) y  x  x4
3 6

HW: Pg. 145 # 2 – 5, 7abcd, 8abcde

Pg. 153 # 1 – 4
Pg. 170 # 5abc
The Messy ones! WS 3.3
MCR3U Lesson 3.3 Maximum/ Minimum Values of a Quadratic Function

Determine the maximum or minimum value of each quadratic function using the indicated method.

(iii) partial factoring (iv) completing the square

a) y  2 x  8 x  6 b) f ( x)  3 x  5 x  12
2 2

Ex. An arrow is released with an initial speed of 39.2 m/s. It travels according to h(t )  4.9t  39.2t  1.3 ,
2

where h is height in metres and t is time in seconds. What is the maximum height the arrow will reach and
after how long does this occur?

Pg. 154 # 8 – 11; Pg. 147 # 11, 12

Pg. 170 # 6, 7
WS 3.3 - practice hard completing the square
 MCR 3U Lesson 3.4 Radicals

Radical – a square, cube, or higher root, such as 4  2 , or 3

27  3 , or 4
625  5 .
RADICAL

index
n
a radicand

Ex. 1 Convert each radical from entire to mixed:

a) 50 b) 45 c) 128 d) 108

Adding and Subtracting Radicals

Generally: To add/subtract radicals the radicals must have the same index and the same radicand.
The coefficients are added/subtracted and the radicands remain the same.

Ex. Simplify

a) 2 2 3 5 5 2 6 5 b) 8  32  50

32
c) 5 8  27  2 12 
2
Multiplying Radicals

Generally: If the radicals have the same index, products are found by multiplying the radicands.

Ex. Simplify:

a) 2 34 5 b) 3 8  2 32  c)  4 3 2

d) 2  3 4  3  e) 5  2 5  2 

f) 3 2  2

 5 2 10  3 5  g)
20 10
5 2
h)
40
8

Rationalizing Denominators – A radical is not in simplest form if there is a radical in the denominator.
To eliminate this, we can multiply the radical by a form of 1 that will eliminate
the radical in the denominator. When the denominator is a binomial, we multiply by
what is called the conjugate ( same terms with the opposite operation).
The product of any conjugate pair is always a difference of squares.

Ex. Simplify each of the following, writing your answer with a positive denominator:

1 4 3 3 2
a) b c)
3 5 2 3

3 2 5 2 3
d) e)
2 5 4 2 5 3

Pg. 167 # (1 – 7)sodo, 11, 12, 14

WS 3.4 # 8 - 11
 MCR3U Lesson 3.5 Solving Quadratic Equations

Ex. 1 Find the x-intercepts of each of the following:

a) x 2  2 x  3  0 b) 2 x 2  7 x  15  0

c) 3x 2  11x  7

Ex. 2 Solve each of the following.

a) 4n(n  3)  2n  24 b)  x 2  6 x  9  0

Pg. 177 # 1 – 5, 7, 8
MCR3U Lesson 3.6 Solving Quadratic Equations (II)

Ex. Solve each of the following:

n  1 n  1 2n  3
a)  
2 3n 4n

5 6
b)  2 2
x  2 x  6x  8

WS 3.6 # 5, 15, 28, 12acde

MCR 3U Lesson 3.7/3.8 Solving Quadratic Word Problems

Ex. 1 When two consecutive numbers are squared and the squares added, their sum is 421.
What are the possible numbers?

Ex. 2 A landscaper wishes to plant a boundary of tulips within a rectangular garden with dimensions
18 m by 12 m. To obtain a pleasing look the area of the tulip border should be half the area of
the garden. How wide should the border be, correct to 1 decimal place?
Ex. 3 The flight of a bowling ball is modelled by the equation h(t )  5t 2  10t  15 .

a) How long will the bowling ball be in the air? b) What is the maximum height of the ball?
c) What is the height of the ball when h( t)
released?

40

30

20

10

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 t

d) For how long, correct to 2 decimal places, will the bowling ball be at a height of at least 18 cm?

(3.7) Pg. 178 # 9 - 13, 16, 17

(3.8) WS 3.8
MCR3U Lesson 3.9 Zeros of a Quadratic Function

Ex. Use the QUADRATIC FORMULA to determine the number of zeros (x-intercepts) for each of the
following quadratic equations.

a) y  x 2  8 x  22
b) y  x 2  6x  9
c) y   x  5 x  3  6

Generally, a quick way to determine the number of zeros of a quadratic function is to examine the
DISCRIMINANT.

Number of Real Zeros

DISCRIMINANT ( D  b 2  4ac )
or (Roots) or [x-intercepts]

a)

b)

c)
Ex. Use the discriminant to determine the number of solutions of:

a) 9 x  42 x  49  0 b) 3 x 2  5 x  10
2

Ex. For what value of k will kx  5 x  6  0 have no zeros?

2

Ex. An arrow is released with an initial speed of 39.2 m/s. It travels according to ht   4.9t  39 .2t  1.3 ,
2

where h is the height reached, in metres, and t is the time taken, in seconds. Will the arrow ever reach a
height of 80 metres?

Pg. 185 #3, 4, 6-11, 14 - 16

MCR3U Lesson 3.10 Finding The Equation of a Quadratic Relation

Ex. A parabolic bridge over a river has a span of 100 metres and a height of 30 metres. What is the
maximum height of a boat that can go under the bridge at a point 20 metres from the shoreline?

Ex. What characteristics will the parabolas f ( x)  3 x  1 x  4 and g ( x)  2 x  1 x  4  share?

Ex. Determine the equation of the parabola

a) that passes through (4,0) , (2,6) , and (7,0) . b) with vertex ( 2,3) and passing through (3,16 ) .

c) with x-intercepts 2  3 and 2  3 and passing through (4, 8).

Pg. 192 # 2 - 9, 16, 1 7

MCR3U Lesson 3.11 Linear – Quadratic Systems

Ex. Solve each of the following both by GRAPHING and ALGEBRAICALLY:

y  x 1 9
y

1.
y  x 2  2x  3
8

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

–8

–9

y  2 x 2  8x  5 9
y

2. 3
y  x 1
8

4 7

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

–8

–9
Ex. Determine the number of points of intersection of the following linear-quadratic system.
f x   3x 2  12 x  14
g ( x)  2 x  8

Ex. Determine the equation of the line that has a slope of -6 and intersects the function f x   3x 2  6 x  7
once.

Pg. 198 # 4, 10, 12, 14

MCR 3U Lesson 3.12 Inverse of a Quadratic Function

Ex. For the function f  x   x 2  2 ,

y

a) graph f.
10

1
b) graph f .
1
c) Determine the defining equation of f
by interchanging the variables. 5

–10 –5 5 10 x

–5

–10

Ex. For the function g x   2x  1  7 ,

2 y

a) Try to determine the defining equation of 10

g 1 by switching the operations.

–10 –5 5 10 x

–5

1
b) Graph g and g to check.

–10

Ex. How could we restrict the domain of hx   3x  2  1 so that h would be a function?
2 1
Ex. Find the defining equation of h where hx   3x  2  1, x  2
1 2

Ex. For the function f  x   x  3 1,

a) graph f. y
1
b) graph f .
10
1
c) Determine the defining equation of f .

–10 –5 5 10 x

–5

–10

Pg. 160 #2 - 8, 10, 17