1. Warm up – Solve by Taking Roots

2. Skills Check – Solve by Taking Roots

3. Questions over HW?

4. The Discriminant

5. The Discriminant tells how many & what type of solutions the quadratic has.

6. Put the quadratic in standard form first!

7.  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.

8. Foldable Notes Fold your paper over (top to bottom leaving about an inch at the bottom).

12. Determine the number & types of roots. Example: 1

13. Determine the number & type of roots. Example: 2

14. Determine the number & type of roots. Example: 3

15. Solving by the Quadratic Formula

16. Quadratic Formula Everything must be on the same side of the equals sign before solving

17. Question #1 Use the quadratic formula to find the zeros.

18. Question #2 Use the quadratic formula to find the zeros.

19. Question #3 Use the quadratic formula to find the zeros.

20. Question #4 Use the quadratic formula to find the zeros.

21. Homework Solving Quadratics WS