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Quadratic Functions SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES The Quadratic Fermula Since the quadratic formula ia not included om the SAT fornia seference sheet, you should Remoriae i. The quantity undernesth the radical sign, 6? 4ac is called the discriminant, “he discriminant i the pat ofthe quadratic formula that determines whethec the solutions ‘are real oF not real, equal or unequal, rational or irrational, 1 IfB?—dac <0, the solutions are imaginary (not real) + 1102 —dac= 0 the solutions are real, equal, and rational, * 1D*—Aae> 0, the solutions are real and unequal. If 2 ~ dacs a pesfect square, then the soludons are rational; otherwive, the solutions are irrational. ‘> Example ‘What are the solutions to y?+ 6) 47= 0? Solution Ses the quadratic trinomial # + by +7 Is not factorable, solve by ether completing the square or by using the quadratic formula: Some Parabola Facts + Ify=ar? + bx +6, an equation of the line of symmetry is + IEG) = ax Ay? + i the vertex (h, B, and an equation of the line of symmetry ist=h,Ifa> 0, kis the minimum velue of the function; fa <0, kis the ‘maximum value of the fimetion. + ‘The line of symmetry is the perpendicular bisector of any horizontal segment whose endpoinits are on the parabola: n=P4 and SUM AND PRODUCT OF ROOTS A quick way of finding the sum or product of the solutions to a quadratic equation without. actually solving the equation is to use tliese formulas: parabola For any eal numbers a,b, owith a0: y= av? b+ els the equation of a parabola whose axis of symmetry Is avertical Ine, a Conversely, the equation of any parabola with a vertical axia of symmetry hag an equation of the form y= ax*+ bes c. 'o -The equation of the parabole'’s axis of syinmetry is x Ba" 4 The vertex of the parabola fs the point on the parabola whose x-enordinate b oa" : a Ifa> 0, the parabola opens upward and the vertex is the lowest point on the parabola, a IEa<6, the parabola opens downward and the vertex is the highest point on the parabola, y y . yaateinre yoarts breo acd Multipie-Choice L. The fraction ==2 — wean is not defined ‘when x= a2 ® Tor-3 (©) -7or3 D) ~7or-3 2, 5 2a, thena equals () dor-2 ®) oor2 (© vor-4 ©) oord 3, IE(6—3)? = 0, what is the value of . (+3645) we B) 28 os oo 4, The=7 +8, whats the value of B+ a3 w) 49 © 6 65 5, Which of the following represents the sum of all possible solutions to the equation above? w 3 @=3 Oa @ 9 Equation (1): 237+ 7x = Equation @ (y— 1} IE fis the greater of the two roots of Equation () and gis the lesser of the two roots of Equation (2), what is the value of the product fxg? w 4 @ © 2 © 8 a 20x= x2 Ifa, b, and exepresent the set of all values of -xthat satisfy the equation above, what is the value of (@+ b+ 0) + (abel? a @) 0 oi os . Ee then ) dor-3 @) 3 only (© only ©) 0or3 By how much does the surn of the roots of the equation (x + 1)(r—8) = 0 exceed the product ofits roots? wi Be 3 ms 10. Ifa -63x~64=0 and p and n ate integers ‘such that p* = x, which of the following CANNOT be a value for p? 12, Ifm and n represent the solutions of the ws equation above, what is the value of m +n? o-4 oa wt @ 4 : @) -> LL Ifr>0 and r= 6.257, then r= . wi 2 3 ie 5 4 ae B) 3 5 Os Fea Do 3 13, fp and q represent the solutions of the ‘equation above, what's the value of px q? @ 8 8 g S/R ate wis wle * . IE (ép + 1)? = 81 and p> 0, what is 2 possible value of p? IG ~D(x~3) =-2, what is a possible value ofa By what amount does the sum of the roots exceed the product ofthe roots of the equation (¢~ 5)(x + 2) = 07 Gk+1ge=s fr and srepresent the solutions of the equation above and r > s, what is the value of the difference r- 3? as 16 = lox? Ifp and q ae distinct roots of the equation above and pq > 0, what isthe valu of the product pg? Qa~5}?= (4-39 ‘What is the sum of the roots of the equation above? yo als-)e+5) Tf.a> 0, what is one possible sokation tothe equation In the quadratic equation above, a is nonzero -1 @ x24 @)x<4 @ ~tse0 into equine sto, whetis yi ea atx? “@ pitt oy bas {cy + @) 21 m t49 Questions 3¢ ~ 38 rafer to the following i Information. ‘The bullet misses on the way up. When could it’hit the Red ‘Baron on its way back down’) avg-LeP (postionsime) As errow is hunched upward with an iohiil speed of eters per secohd (m/s). The equations above dese ‘he conranteaceleration motion ofthe arrow where ¥p is the initial speed of rhe arrow, an smrawasitis moving. in theatr, A is tie hcight ofthe serow above the ground, tis the me dlapeed since the arrow ws projected upiard and g is the acceleration dees getty idm) i Snoopy’s Dogfight Problem Sacopy is fiying in his Sopwith Camel, Hee fires at the Red Baron. The billet has au initial upward velocity of 120 m/sec. | et misses Snoopy on the way down, when will it hit the | ground, 900 meters below where it was fired”? ‘The Red Baron is 400 meters shove Snoopy. When will the bul | Tet first reach his altitude? * STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section oni Do not turn to any other section, 1) Ties Note: Figure not drawn to scale 6. The graph of a quaciitic function fis shown in the above figure. If fis) < bfor all values of +x, which of the following could be the coordinates of point P? 05,2) B) 225,35) ©) 25,8) ©) 275,59) 2, a, 7. The figure above shows the graph of a quadratic function f with a minimum point at (1, -2). 1/05) = /C0, then which of the following could be the value of et as @3 © 0 m6 8, The graph of a quadratic function f intersects the x-axis at x =-2 and x= 6.1F {{@) = f(p), which could be the value of p? w 6 @ -4 O-7 m0

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