Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
ANANIAS C. HERNANDEZMEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ARUMAHAN, LEMERY, BATANGAS

Mathematics 9_Quarter 1 – Week 2

Worksheet 1
Characterizing and Describing the Roots of Quadratic Equations

MELC-Characterizes the roots of a quadratic equation using the discriminant.

Name: _____________________________ Date: _______________________

Directions: Complete the table below. If the equation is not in the standard form, translate the
quadratic equations in standard form before giving the answers.

Nature of
Equation a b C b 2−4 ac the Roots
1. 5 x−4 + x 2=0

2. 4 x 2+−3+8 x=0

3. 4 x 2−10 x=−1

4. 3 x 2−8 x−15=0

5. 3 x 2−42 x−12=0

Questions:
1. How did you determine the nature of the roots of each quadratic equation?

2. When do you say that the roots of a quadratic equation are real or not real numbers?

Prepared by:

Rey Mark D. Collado

Subject Teacher

ANANIAS C. HERNANDEZ MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Arumahan, Lemery, Batangas
ananiaschernandezmnhs2019@gmail.com
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