6.5.

1: Four Corners

y = x2 + 4x + 3

y = (x + 1)(x + 3)

y = x2 + 3x + 2

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6.5.1: Four Corners (continued)

y = (x + 2)(x + 1)

y = x2 + 5x + 6

y = (x + 3)(x + 2)

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6.5.1: Four Corners (continued)

y = x2 + 6x +5

y = (x + 5)(x + 1)

y = x2 + 5x + 4

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6.5.1: Four Corners (continued)

y = (x + 1)(x + 4)

y = x2 + 1x 6

+3

x2

+3x

2x

y = (x + 3)(x 2)

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6.5.1: Four Corners (continued)

x2

1x

3x

y = (x 1)(x 3)

y = x2 4x + 3

y = (x 3)(x 4)

x2

3x

4x

+12

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6.5.1: Four Corners (continued)

y = x2 7x + 12

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6.5.2: Factored Form and x-Intercepts

Name:
Use algebra tiles to find the length and width for each given area. Use the graphing calculator to
find the x-intercepts of the corresponding quadratic relation. Graph both the area model and
factored form of the quadratic relation to check that these are the same before finding the
x-intercepts.

Area

Length

Width

Factored Form

First
Second
x-intercept of x-intercept of
corresponding corresponding
relation
relation

x2 + 4x + 3

x2 + 5x + 6

x2 + 6x + 8

x2 + 7x + 12

1. What do you notice about the constant term in the length and width expressions and the
coefficient of the x term in the area expressions?

2. What do you notice about the constant term in the length and width expressions and the
constant term in the area expressions?

3. If an area is expressed as x2 + 10x + 21, what must be true of the constant terms in the
length and width expressions?

4. If the standard form of a quadratic relation is y = x2 + bx + c, and it has x-intercepts of r and

s, then the same relation would then be y = (x r)(x s). How would you find the value of
r and s?

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6.5.3: Match It!

Name:

Match each pair of numbers on the left with the correct product and sum on the right.
Pair of Numbers

Product and Sum

1.

r = 1, s = 5

a.

rs=5
r+s=6

2.

r = 1, s = 6

b.

r s = 5
r + s = 4

3.

r = 2, s = 3

c.

r s = 5
r+s=4

4.

r = 1, s = 5

d.

rs=5
r + s = 6

5.

r = 3, s = 4

e.

rs=6
r+s=7

6.

r = 1, s = 5

f.

rs=6
r + s = 7

7.

r = 6, s = 2

g.

r s = 6
r + s = 1

8.

r = 1, s = 5

h.

r s = 12
r + s = 13

9.

r = 1, s = 6

i.

r s = 12
r + s = 4

10.

r = 1, s = 12

j.

r s = 12
r+s=1

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