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Class in Mathematics 9
 Lesson 1.4
Nature of the Roots
of a Quadratic
Equation
 Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students must
be able to:
 Accurately solve the discriminant of a
quadratic equation;
 Correctly determine the nature of the roots of
a quadratic equation based on the value of its
discriminant; and
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Discriminant

It is used to determine the nature of the

roots of quadratic equations, and is given by
the formula
𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 −𝟒 𝒂𝒄
Value of the Number of
Type of Solution
Discriminant Solutions
Positive If the discriminant is a perfect
Discriminant Two Real
square, the roots are rational.
𝟐 Solutions
𝒃 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄 >𝟎 If not, they are Irrational.
Discriminant is
One Real
Zero The root is real and is unique.
Solution
𝟐
𝒃 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄=𝟎
Negative The roots are complex and are
No Real conjugate with each other, i.e., if is a
Discriminant root, then is also a root, is called the
Solution
𝟐 imaginary numbers such as
𝒃 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄=𝟎
Examples:
Determine the number and nature of the
roots of the given quadratic equations.
Example 1

𝑎=1 𝑏=2 𝑐=1

𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 2 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄
𝑑¿(2) −4(1)(1)
𝑑¿4−4
𝑑¿0 One Real Solution
Example 2

𝑎=1 𝑏=−3 𝑐=− 18

𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 2 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄
𝑑¿(−3) −4(1)(−18)
𝑑¿9+¿7Two
2
𝑑¿81 Real Solutions
Example 3

𝑎=1 𝑏=1 𝑐=1

𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 2 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄
𝑑¿(1) −4(1)(1)
𝑑¿1−4
𝑑¿−3 No Real Solutions
Example 4

𝑎=1 𝑏=−7 𝑐=10

𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 2 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄
𝑑¿(−7) −4(1)(10)
𝑑¿49−40
𝑑¿9 Two Real Solutions
Example 5

𝑎=4 𝑏=−3 𝑐=2

𝟐
𝒅=𝒃 2 − 𝟒 𝒂𝒄
𝑑¿(−3) −4(4)(2)
𝑑¿9−32
𝑑¿−23 No Real Solutions
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