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Text p. 655, #4-48 multiples of 4, #56 & 60
A= 36
A = 6²
A= 16
A = 4²
What is the area for each figure?
What are the dimensions for each
figure?
6
Write an equation for area of the
figure?
Can you think of an equation
for ONE side of the figure?
4
4
6
Objective
SWBAT solve quadratic equations by
finding square roots
Remember This???
Section 2.7 “Find Square Roots and Compare Numbers”
If b² = a then
b is the square root of a.
The SQUARE ROOT of a number
is denoted by the symbol
,
which is called a radical.
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radicand
Square Roots
All positive real numbers have two square roots, a
positive and negative square root.
The symbol is read as “plus or minus” and refers to
both the positive and negative square root.
Negative real numbers do not have real square roots.
So there is no solution.
9 3
25
no
solution
The square of an integer is called a perfect square.
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2
(9) 2 81
Not PERFECT???
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The square root of a whole number that is NOT a
perfect square is an
IRRATIONAL NUMBER.
numbers that cannot be written as a
quotient (fraction, ratio) of two integers
and the decimal neither terminates nor
repeats.
To find the square root of a
number that is not a perfect square
estimate or use a calculator to find the
square root.
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Section 10.4 “Use Square Roots to Solve
Quadratic Equations”
To use square roots to solve a quadratic equation of the
form ax² + bx + c = 0, first isolate x² on one side of the
equation to obtain x² = d.
Solving x² = d by Taking Square Roots
- If d > 0, then x² = d has two solutions:
x d
Examples
2x2 8
x 2
x2 4
- If d = 0, then x² = d has one solution:
x0
x 2 18 18
x0
x2 0
- If d < 0, then x² = d has no solution:
no solution
x 2 12 7
x 2 5
no
solution
Try It Out…
c 2 25 0
5a 2 12 8
c 25
5a 20
c 25
c 5
a 4
2
2
2
No solution
2 y 11 11
x 4 14
2y 0
x 2 10
y 0
x 10
x 3.16
2
2
2
y0
2
Take square roots of a fraction
In cases where you need to take the
square root of a fraction whose numerator
and denominator are perfect squares, the
radical can be written as a fraction.
For example,
4
16
can be written as
.
5
25
Try It Out…
4c 2 9
9
c
4
2
9
c
4
3
c
2
25b 2 18 2
25b 2 16
16
2
b
25
16
b
25
4
b
5
Solve the quadratic equation. Round your
answer to the nearest hundredth.
6( x 4) 42
3(t 5) 24
( x 4) 2 7
(t 5) 2 8
2
( x 4) 7
2
x4 7
x 4 2.65
x 6.65; _ 1.35
2
(t 5) 8
2
t 5 8
t 5 2.83
t 7.83; _ 2.17
Homework
Text p. 655, #4-48 multiples of 4,
#56 & 60