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Warm up – Solve by Taking Roots. Steps to Completing the Square. 1. Move the constant to the other side. 2. Add to BOTH sides of the eqn. 3. Factor the left! Inside the parenthesis will have the SIGN of b. 4. Take the square root of both sides. 5. Solve for x.
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Steps to Completing the Square 1. Move the constant to the other side. 2. Add to BOTH sides of the eqn. 3. Factor the left! Inside the parenthesis will have the SIGN of b. 4. Take the square root of both sides. 5. Solve for x.
The Discriminant tells how many & what type of solutions the quadratic has.
If the discriminant is POSITIVE, then you will have 2 real roots. If the discriminant is ZERO, then you will have 1 real root. If the discriminant is NEGATIVE, then you will have 2 imaginary roots.
Discriminant Foldable Notes Fold your paper over (top to bottom leaving about an inch at the bottom). Positive ZerO Negative
Discriminant 2 real Roots ZerO Negative
Discriminant One real Root Positive Negative
Discriminant 2 imaginary Roots Positive ZerO
Determine the number & types of roots.Example: 1 2 Imaginary Roots
Determine the number & type of roots.Example: 2 1 Real Root
Determine the number & type of roots.Example: 3 2 Real Roots
Quadratic Formula Everything must be on the same side of the equals sign before solving
Homework Solving Quadratics WS