Quadratic Functions and Modeling · Algebraic Thinking

Solving Quadratic Equations

Mastering methods including factoring, completing the square, and the quadratic formula.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the discriminant predict the number and type of solutions for a quadratic?
  2. 2When is completing the square a more advantageous method than the quadratic formula?
  3. 3What do the solutions of a quadratic equation represent in a physical context?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.REI.B.4CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.APR.B.3
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Quadratic Functions and Modeling
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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