ACTIVITY SHEETS
Grade 9 – Mathematics
I. Topic: Solves quadratic equations by Extracting square roots
A. ACTIVITY: Find My Square Roots !!!!
Direction :Find the following square roots and answer the questions that follow.
1) 6) =
2) 7) =
3) 8) =
4) 9) =
5) 10) =
Questions:
a) How did you find each Square root?
b) How many square roots does a number have? Explain your answer.
c) Does a negative number have a square root?
d) Describe the following numbers : , , Are the numbers rational
numbers? Irrational numbers?
e) How do you describe rational numbers? Irrational?
B. Learn To Solve Quadratic Equation!!
Direction: Use the quadratic equations below to answer the questions that follow.
1) x2 = 36 2) t2 -64 =0
3) 2s2 -98 =0 4) r2 =0
5) w2 = -9
Questions :
a) Describe and compare the given equations. What statement can you make?
b)Determine the values of each variable to make each equation true.
c) How many solutions does each equation have ?
Explain your answer.
d) What can you say about each quadratic equation?
II. Topic: Solves quadratic equations by Factoring
Direction: Factor each of the following polynomials.
1. 2 x3 −8 x
2. −3 s 2 +9 s
3. s2 +8 s+12
4. 4 r 2 +20 r +25
5. x 2−10 x+ 21
III. Topic: Solves quadratic equations by Completing the Square
A. Express each of the following perfect square trinomials as a square of a binomial.
1. x 2+ 4 x +4
2. x 2+ 10 s+ 25
3. x 2−16 x+ 64
2 49
4. r −7 r+
4
2 2 1
5. t + t+
3 9
B. Make it Perfect : Determine a number that must be added to make each of the following a
perfect square trinomial.
1) x2 -2x + __
2) x2 -30x + __
3) x2 -6x + __
4) x2 -3x + __
2 3
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4
IV. Topic: Solves quadratic equations by Using the Quadratic Formula
A. Perform as indicated:
6+√ 9
1.
2(3)
−6+√ 18
2.
2(2)
5+ √ 25+100
3.
2(4 )
−4−√ 4 2 +16
4.
2(4)
−5+ √ 52−4(3)(−2)
5.
2(3)
B. Write the following quadratic equations in standard form, ax 2 +bx +c=0. Then identify the
values of a, b, and c.
1. 2 x2 +9 x=10
2. 6 x−1=2 x 2
3. 10+7 x−3 x 2=0
4. x ( 5−2 x ) +15=0
5. ( x +4 )( x+12=0)