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1.8 For use with the lesson Use the Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant
1. 2x 2 1 x 1 4 5 0 2. x 2 2 2x 1 3 5 6
3. 23x 2 2 2 5 x 2 1 3x 4. 5x 5 2x 2 2 x 1 9
8. x 2 1 x 2 4 5 0 9. 3x 2 1 2x 2 1 5 0 10. 2x 2 2 4x 1 5 5 0
Find the discriminant and use it to determine if the solution has one real,
two real, or two imaginary solution(s).
11. x 2 1 4x 1 1 5 0 12. x 2 2 2x 1 1 5 0
13. x 2 1 2x 1 5 5 0 14. 2x 2 1 3x 1 1 5 0
15. 2x 2 2 4x 2 6 5 0 16. x 2 2 5x 2 6 5 0
Solve the equation using the quadratic formula. Then solve the equation
by factoring to check your solution(s).
34. x 2 2 x 2 2 5 0 35. x 2 1 5x 1 6 5 0 36. x 2 2 2x 2 8 5 0
x x
x 1 2.3 2x
42. Horseshoes A contestant tosses a horseshoe from one pit to another with an initial
vertical velocity of 50 feet per second. The horseshoe is released 3 feet above the
ground. Use the model h 5 216t 2 1 50t 1 3 where h is the height (in feet) and t is
the time (in seconds) to tell how long the horseshoe was in the air.
Algebra 2
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Lesson 1.8 Use the Quadratic square root of a negative number, so the function
Formula and the Discriminant has no real roots. Therefore, a discriminant with
a positive value means there are two solutions, a
Teaching Guide
discriminant with a value of zero means there is
1. y
one solution, and a discriminant with a negative
answers
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value means there are no real solutions.
Practice Level A
1 x
1. 2x 2 1 x 1 4 5 0; a 5 2, b 5 1, c 5 4
2. x 2 2 2x 2 3 5 0; a 5 1, b 5 22, c 5 23
Because the graph has two x-intercepts, the
3. 4x 2 1 3x 1 2 5 0; a 5 4, b 5 3, c 5 2
equation x2 1 4x 1 2 5 0 has two solutions.
4. 2x 2 2 6x 1 9 5 0; a 5 2, b 5 26, c 5 9
2. y
5. 27 6. 27 7. 0 8. 17 9. 16 10. 224
11. 12; two real 12. 0; one real
13. 216; two imaginary 14. 1; two real
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15. 28; two imaginary 16. 49; two real
Because the graph has one x-intercept, the 17. 33; two real 18. 271; two imaginary
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