Topic 6.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing

So many ways to solve quadratic equations—how ever will you choose? Middle schoolers review different methods of solving quadratic equations and analyze when each method would be most efficient. To round out the project, they create...

Many learners find completing the square the preferred approach to solving quadratic equations. Class members combine their skills of using square roots to solve quadratics and completing the square. The resource incorporates a variety...

Need a solving quadratic equations with factoring instructional activity? Here it is! A page worth of problems all with a leading coefficient of 1 gives your class a beginners level approach to the topic. 

Give your classes practice at modeling using quadratic models with a resource that uses area and integer problems to allow individuals to create second degree polynomials. Young mathematicians solve equations using factoring and then...

This resource has everything you need to know about solving quadratic equations. Factoring, completing the square, the quadratic formula, and using the discriminant are all there with with worked out examples and a 25 problem activity...

This short but detailed video answers the questions of what to do with a quadratic equation once it's factored. After introducing the zero product property, the video walks through multiple examples of applying it to factorable quadratic...

How does a ghost solve a quadratic equation? By completing the scare! Groups of learners develop a slideshow presentation outlining the ways to solve quadratic equations. The plan outlines the requirements, making the expectations clear...

With his trusty graphing calculator, Sal begins his lecture on solving quadratic functions by graphing. The video is a good way to show young mathematicians not only how to use the graphing calculator (which Sal describes as "archaic"...

Using the provided worksheets, students solve equations involving factoring and finding square roots. At the conclusion of the activity, they discuss the answers and any difficulty experienced in solving the equations.

Build an understanding of vertex form and its relationship to the graph of a quadratic function. Through graphing, scholars learn the horizontal translations, vertical translations, and reflections results of manipulating a function....