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Quadra&cs
2.6

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Objec&ve
Classify func&ons as quadra&c, linear, or other Factor quadra&c equa&ons Solve quadra&c equa&ons Find the zeroes of quadra&c equa&ons Create quadra&c equa&ons given the roots

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Quadra&cs
Second order polynomial, Graph is a parabola

How can you tell quadratics apart from linear functions?

How can you tell quadratics apart from cubic functions?

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Quadra&cs
Second order polynomial, Graph is a parabola Standard form:

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Quadra&cs
Second order polynomial, Graph is a parabola Standard form:

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Quadra&cs
Second order polynomial, Graph is a parabola Standard form:

Vertex form: (h, k) is the vertex

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Quadra&cs
Second order polynomial, Graph is a parabola Standard form:

Vertex form: (h, k) is the vertex

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Quadra&cs

ALL quadra&cs may be solved (if solu&ons exist) using the quadra&c formula.

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Quadra&cs

ALL quadra&cs may be solved (if solu&ons exist) using the quadra&c formula. In order to use the quadra&c formula, y must equal zero.

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The discriminant
The quadra&c formula:

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The discriminant
The quadra&c formula: The part under the radical is called the discriminant.

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The discriminant
The quadra&c formula: The part under the radical is called the discriminant.

Wait...didn't I call that a radicand a few classes ago?

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The discriminant
The quadra&c formula: The part under the radical is called the discriminant.

Wait...didn't I call that a radical a few classes ago?


Yup. The stuff under ANY radical is called the radicand. The stuff under the radical in the quadratic formula IS a radicand, but it is THE discriminant.

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The discriminant determines the number of solu&ons when y = 0. Discriminant < zero
No solu&on

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The discriminant determines the number of solu&ons when y = 0. Discriminant < zero Discriminant = 0
No solu&on

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The discriminant determines the number of solu&ons when y = 0. Discriminant < zero Discriminant = 0
No solu&on
One solu&on

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The discriminant determines the number of solu&ons when y = 0. Discriminant < zero Discriminant = 0 Discriminant > 0
No solu&on
One solu&on

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The discriminant determines the number of solu&ons when y = 0. Discriminant < zero Discriminant = 0 Discriminant > 0
No solu&on
One solu&on

Two solu&ons

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solve for x.

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solve for x.

No solu&on!! It happens.

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Example

y = 4x

- 4x - 8

don't forget to check the discriminant

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Find the zeroes of.

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Find the zeroes of.


A zero is where the graph crosses the x-axis. This is also called a root

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Find the zeroes of.


A zero is where the graph crosses the x-axis. This is also called a root To nd the zeroes, set y = 0, then solve for x.

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find the roots of y = -17x2 + 23x + 19

don't forget to check the discriminant

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Remember: Parabolas are symmetric

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Remember: Parabolas are symmetric


What is the x value of the vertex?

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Remember: Parabolas are symmetric


What is the x value of the vertex? Can you use that x value to nd the y-value?

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Write a possible equation for a quadratic with roots x = -3 and x = -2

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solve

y=x

+ 5x

+ 6 when y = 0

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Deliverable Prac&ce work

2.6 #1-35 odd (17 problems)

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