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MODULE
Using Factors to Solve Quadratic Equations
8
Challenge

Exploring an  bn and an a 2  b 2  ( ra  sb )(ta  bu )

 bn.
 ( rt ) a 2  (st  ru ) ab  (su )b2
1. Show that a3  b3
can be factored by
So, 1  rt, 0  st  ru and 1  su
dividing a3  0a2b 
0ab2  b3 1 1
r  ,  st  ru, and s 
by (a  b). What is t u
the factored form of t u
Thus,  
a3  b3? u t
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 t 2  u2
2. Show that a3  b3 t  0 and u  0
can be factored by
dividing a3  0a2b  a. How do you know that 1  rt, st  ru 
0ab2  b3 by (a  b). 0, and su  1?
What is the factored ____________________________________________________
form of a3  b3?
b. Explain how t 
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0 and u  0 tell
3. Show that a4  b4  you that there
(a  b)(a  b)(a2  are no values of
b2). r and s that
(Hint: Rewrite a4  b4 make the
as (a2)2  (b2)2, and factorization
then factor as the possible
difference of two ____________________________________________________
squares.) ____________________________________________________
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4. Suppose that a2  b2
can be factored as
(ra  sb)(ta  bu),
where r, s, t, and u
are numbers and a
and b are variables.
The reasoning
shown will help you
see that a2  b2
cannot be factored.

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 MODULE 9 Using Square Roots
5. x  5, x  5, x  0
to Solve Quadratic Equations
6. x  0, x  2 LESSON 9-1
9
7. t  s Practice and Problem Solving A/B
4
1. x  5 or x  5
8. A, B, C
2. no solution
Practice and Problem Solving 3. x  1 or x  1
Modified 4. x  3 or x  3
1. 2x; 5; negative; (2x 5)2 5. no solution
2. 3x; 2; positive; (3x  2)2 6. x  0
3. 5x; 3; negative; (5x  3) 2
7. x  11 or x  11
4. 6x; 2; positive; (6x  2)2 8. x  7 or x  7
5. 7x; 4; (7x  4)(7x  4) 9. x  6 or x  6
6. 6; 5x; (6  5x)(6  5x) 10. x  12 or x  2
1 1 11. x  11 or x  9
7. (7x  1); (7x  1);  ;
7 7 12. x  15 or x  13
11 11 13. x  3 or x  9
8. (6x  11); (6x  11); ; 
6 6 14. no solution
Reading Strategies 15. x  6 or x  4
3 3 16. x  1 � 5
1. x  ,
2 2 17. x  3 � 6
1
2. x   18. x  7 � 3
3
19. length  200 ft and width  100 ft
Success for English Learners
20. 2 s
3 3
1. x   , 21. 40 ft
2 2
7 Practice and Problem Solving C
2. x   1. Solve ax2  b  c for x.
5
ax 2  b  c
MODULE 8 Challenge
ax 2  c  b
1. (a  b)(a2  ab  b2)
c b
2. (a  b)(a2  ab  b2) x2 
a
3. a4  b4  (a2)2  (b2)2  (a2  b2)(a2  b2)  (a2 
b2)(a  b)(a  b) c b
x�
4. a. If two polynomials are equal, their a
corresponding coefficients are equal. c b
The coefficients of a2, ab, and b2 are Now examine , the expression inside
a
equal. the square root symbol.
b. If t  0 and u  0, then r and s are c b
given by undefined expressions. Thus, If is negative, that is c  b and a have
a
there are no numbers r, s, t, and u for opposite signs, then there are no
which a2  b2 can be factored as
(ra  sb) (ta  bu).

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Original content Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
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