Module 3: The Discriminant

Kickstarter: I’m ROOTing for You!, p. 27

1. x = 1 and x = 2/3
2. x = –2 and x = –7
3. x=1
4. x=½
5. x = 3 and x = 2

Activity: You’ll know me by my Roots, p. 29

A.
1. D = 49. The discriminant is positive, and so the roots are real and unequal.
2. D = 13. The discriminant is positive, and so the roots are real and unequal.
3. D = 0. The discriminant is zero. Therefore, the roots are real and equal.
4. D = –7. The discriminant is negative, and so the roots are not real.
5. D = –67. The discriminant is negative, and so the roots are not real.
6. D = 12. The discriminant is positive, and so the roots are real and unequal.
B.
1. D = 25; The roots are real and unequal.
2. D = 52; The roots are real and unequal.
3. D = 64; The roots are real and unequal.
4. q < 9/28
5. p = 6 or p = –6

Long Quiz, p. 31
A.
1. 0; real and equal
2. 76; real and unequal
3. 1; real and unequal
4. 0; real and equal
5. –32; not real
6. 28; real and unequal
7. 85; real and unequal
8. –11; not real
9. 93; real and unequal
10. 13; real and unequal
B.
1. m = 3; the other root = –5
2. n > –(9/32)
3. 9m2 + 4qw
4. q < 9/28
5. p = 6 or p = –6