MRS. AIZA D.

MALTO
Math Teacher
QUADRATIC
INEQUALITIES
 LESSON OBJECTIVES

 Characterize the roots of quadratic

equation using discriminant
 Use discriminant to describe the nature of
the roots and determine the solutions of
the quadratic equations.
 Which are not Quadratic Equations?
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 +𝟗 𝒙 +𝟐𝟎=𝟎 𝒓 +𝟏𝟎 𝒓 ≤ −𝟏𝟔
𝟐 𝟐
𝟐 𝒔 +𝟕 𝒔+ 𝟓>𝟎 𝟒 𝒙 −𝟐𝟓=𝟎
𝟐 𝟐
𝟐 𝒕 <𝟐𝟏 −𝟗 𝒕 𝟑 𝒘 +𝟏𝟐 ≥ 𝟎
𝟐
𝟏𝟓 −𝟔 𝒉 =𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒎 =𝟔 𝒎 −𝟕 𝟐
A quadratic inequality is an inequality that
contains a polynomial of degree 2 and can be
written in any of the following form
𝟐
𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝐜 >𝟎 𝟐
𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝐜 ≥ 𝟎
𝟐 𝟐
𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝐜 <𝟎 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝐜 ≤ 𝟎

Where and are real numbers and

 Determine whether each mathematical sentence is a
quadratic inequality or not
𝟐 𝟐
𝟏 . 𝒙 +𝟗 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟒>𝟎 𝟐 . 𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟒 𝒙 =𝟏

3 4
 YOUR TURN!
Determine whether each mathematical sentence is a
quadratic inequality or not
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Write the interval notation for each region in the number line

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Steps in Solving a Quadratic Inequality
1) Express the quadratic inequality as a quadratic equation in the
form of and then solve for x.

2) Locate the numbers found in step one on a number line. The

number line will be divided into three regions.

3) Choose a test point each region and substitute the test point to the
original inequality. If its hold true, then the region belongs to the
solution set, otherwise, it is not part of the solution set
Example 1: 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝟔 𝒙 +𝟓<𝟎

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Regions Test Point Result

A
B
C

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Example 2: 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟓 ≥𝟎

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Regions Test Point Result

A
B
C

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Example 3: 𝟐
𝟐 𝒙 + 𝒙 −𝟏𝟓 ≥ 𝟎

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Regions Test Point Result

A
B
C

-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 YOUR TURN!
Solve the following quadratic inequality in one
variable.
1.
2.
3.