Gr 10 Math Solving Quadratic Functions by Factoring August 04, 2015

 Reminders 2. Get the square root of the first term.

 Progress Report Form 3. Get the square root of the last term.
1. Fill-out all the columns 4. The sign connecting the square roots is the
2. Parent’s Signature sign of the middle term.
 Outputs 5. The factors are the square of the binomials.
1. Label them to avoid confusion c. Quadratic Trinomial
HW/SW/Quiz # Name 1. Write in Standard Form.
Topic Grade-Section 2. Identify the a, b and c.
Date Class Number 3. Think of the factors whose sum of the outer
and inner term products is equal to the
 Zeroes of Quadratic Functions middle term.
i. List all the factors of a.
ii. List all the factors of b.
iii. List all the trial factors.
iv. List all the sum of the products of the
outer and inner terms.
4. The factors are those whose sum of the
products of the outer and inner terms is
equal to b.

 Solving Quadratic Functions by Factoring

1. Express in Standard Form.
2. Replace the functional notation by zero.
3. Factor the quadratic expression.
4. Equate each factor to zero. (Zero Product
Property)
5. Solve for x.
6. Check.

1. Domain  Examples
2. Vertex f  x   x 2  x  12
3. Axis of Symmetry a.
4. Direction of Opening f  x   x 2  5x  36
b.
5. Maximum/Minimum Point
f  x   6x 2  7 x  2
6. Sign of a c.
7. y-intercept f  x   x 2  81
8. x-interpcept/s d.
9. Equation f  x   20x 2  37x  18
e.
10. How many zeroes?
11. What are those?
 Wrap-Up
How do we solve quadratic functions by
 Finding the Zeroes Graphically
factoring?
12. How do we find the zeroes of a function
graphically?
 Homework
13. How do we solve for zeroes algebraically?
1. Answer numbers 11, 13 and 15 on page 143
f  x   x2  9  3,3 in your notebooks.
a.
 4 2. Check your own work.
g  x   25x 2  40x  16   3. Do error analysis.
b.  5
h  x   x 2  7x  10  2,5
c.
1 
j  x   2x 2  5x  3  , 3 
d. 2 

 Review Factoring Techniques

14. What kind of polynomials are these?
15. How do we factor
a. Difference of Two Squares
1. Get the square root of the first term.
2. Get the square root of the second term.
3. The factors are the sum and difference of
the square roots.
b. Perfect Square Trinomial
1. Arrange in Standard Form.