NATURE OF THE ROOTS

OF A QUADRATIC
EQUATION USING THE
DISCRIMINANT
LESSON OBJECTIVE
Characterize the roots of a
quadratic equation using
discriminant.
SHORT ACTIVITY #1
Determine which of the following numbers is
real or not.

√ −26 √ 121
2
19 − 14.3
9
SHORT ACTIVITY #2
Write the following quadratic equations in standard form , and
identify the value of a, b, and c.
1.
SHORT ACTIVITY #2
Write the following quadratic equations in standard form , and
identify the value of a, b, and c.
2.
SHORT ACTIVITY #2
Write the following quadratic equations in standard form , and
identify the value of a, b, and c.
3.
DISCRIMINANT
The value of the expression is called the
discriminant of a quadratic equation . This
value can be used to describe the nature of
the roots of a quadratic equation.
NATURE OF THE ROOTS OF A
QUADRATIC EQUATION
If the value of is equal to zero,
then the roots are real and
equal.
NATURE OF THE ROOTS OF A
QUADRATIC EQUATION
If the value of is positive and
perfect square, then the roots are
rational number and unequal.
NATURE OF THE ROOTS OF A
QUADRATIC EQUATION
If the value of is positive but not
perfect square, then the roots are
irrational and unequal.
NATURE OF THE ROOTS OF A
QUADRATIC EQUATION
If the value of is negative, then it
has no real roots.
EXAMPLE #1

2
x +12x+36=0
EXAMPLE #2

2
4x −20x+25=0
EXAMPLE #3

2
x −2x−48=0
EXAMPLE #4

2
3x +5x−12=0
EXAMPLE #5

2
x +7x+11=0
EXAMPLE #6

2
2x −17x+18=0
EXAMPLE #7

2
x +4x+15=0
EXAMPLE #8

2
3x −5x+9=0
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Describe the relationship between
the coefficients and the roots of a
quadratic equation.