Learning Resources

Outcomes

In this lesson you will

• Use the concepts and skills acquired in Section 04 to answer questions about the zeros of the functions you derived in the first part of this project.

By the end of this section you should be able to:

• Derive and apply the quadratic formula.
• Solve quadratic equations.
• Relate the nature of the roots of quadratic equations and the x-intercepts of the graphs of the corresponding functions.
• Represent non-real roots of quadratic equations as complex numbers.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of irrational numbers in applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the roots of quadratic equations.

Prerequisites

To be successful in this lesson, it would be helpful to know the following:

• Concepts and skills learned in Section 04, particularly those dealing with methods of finding the zeros of a quadratic function.