Republic Central Colleges

Angeles City, Philippines

Work Sheet No. 5 – First Grading Period

Introduction to Quadratic Equations

Name: _________________________________________________ Section: ______________

Activity 1: What are your Products!?

Directions: Find each indicated product then answer the questions that follow.
1. 9(𝑎2 + 11) 6. (𝑖 + 4)(𝑖 + 4)
2. 𝑞(2𝑞 + 3) 7. (2𝑢 − 5)(2𝑢 − 5)
3. (𝑢 + 7)(𝑢 + 3) 8. (3 − 4𝑠)2
4. (𝑎 + 9)(𝑎 − 2) 9. (2𝑚 + 7)(2𝑚 − 7)
5. (2𝑟 − 1)(𝑟 + 5) 10. (8 − 3𝑒)(8 + 3𝑒)

Questions:
1. How did you find the different products of each polynomial?
2. In solving for each product, what mathematical concepts, principles or methods did you
apply? How?
3. How would you describe and explain your answers?

Activity 2: You’re Different!

Directions: Below are different equations. Use these equations to answer the questions
that follow.

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 + 9 = 0 9𝑒 2 − 25 = 𝑒 3𝑎 = 12𝑎 − 8 9𝑎 − 4 = −1
1 2 4
2𝑖 + 7𝑖 = 17 𝑠 + 7𝑠 = −12 6𝑟 − 𝑟 = −1 𝑛 + 13 = −9
8 7
9𝑛 + 7 = −2 3𝑝2 + 4𝑝 + 13 = −5 𝑡 2 + 9𝑡 + 19 = −7 𝑠2 + 6 = 6
Questions:
1. Which of the given equations are linear?
2. How do you describe linear equations?
3. Which of the given equations are not linear? Why? How these questions are different from
those are linear?
4. What common characteristics do these equations have?

Activity 3: Reality is Here!

Directions: Use the situation below to answer the questions that follow.

“Ms. Arceo asked a carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board for her
classroom. She told the carpenter that the board’s area must be 20 square feet.”

1. Draw a diagram to illustrate the bulletin board.

2. What are the possible dimensions of the bulletin board? Give at least two pairs of possible
dimensions.

3. How did you determine the possible dimensions of the bulletin board?

4. Suppose the length of the board is 7 feet longer than its width. What equation would represent
the given situation?

5. How would you describe the equation formulated?

6. Do you think you can use the equation formulated to find the length and the width of the
bulletin board? Justify your answer.
 A QUADRATIC EQUATION in one variable is a mathematical sentence
degree 2 that can be written in the following standard form 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝟎,
where a, b and c are real numbers and 𝒂 ≠ 𝟎.
In the equation, 𝒂𝒙𝟐 is the quadratic term, 𝒃𝒙 is the linear term and 𝒄 is
the constant term.
Example 1: 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 12 = 0 is a quadratic equation in the standard form
with 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 7 and 𝑐 = −12.

Example 2: 3𝑥(𝑥 − 2) = 10 is a quadratic equation. However, it is not written is standard form.

To write the equation in the standard form, expand the product and make one side of the
equation zero as shown below.
3𝑥(𝑥 − 2) = 10 → 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 = 10
3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 10 = 10 − 10
3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 10 = 0

The equation becomes 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 10 = 0, which is in the standard form.

In the equation 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 10 = 0, 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = −6 and 𝑐 = −10

Example 3: the equation (2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 1) = −6 is also a quadratic equation but it is not written
in the standard form. Just like the example 2, the equation (2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 1) = −6 can be
written in the standard form by expanding the product and making one side of the equation
zero as shown below:

(2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 1) = −6 → 2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 5 = −6
2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5 + 6 = −6 + 6
2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1 = 0

The equation becomes 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1 = 0, which is in standard form.

In the equation 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1 = 0, 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3 and 𝑐 = 1
When 𝑏 = 0 in the equation 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝟎, it results to a quadratic equation
of the form 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒄 = 𝟎.

Example: equations such as 𝑥 2 + 5 = 0, −2𝑥 2 + 7 = 0 and 16𝑥 2 − 9 = 0

are quadratic equations in the form of 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒄 = 𝟎. In each equation, the
value of 𝑏 = 0.

Activity 4: Give Me your Choice!?

Directions: Identify the following equations if they are quadratic or not. If the equation is
not quadratic, explain why.

1. 3𝑚 + 8 = 15 ___________________________
2. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 15 ___________________________
3. (𝑤 + 7)(𝑤 + 5) = 0 ___________________________
3𝑥 2𝑥
4. ( 2 − 9) ( 3 − 7) ___________________________
5. (𝑦 + 9)(𝑦 − 6) ___________________________
6. (2𝑥 + 4)(3𝑥 − 2) ___________________________
𝑥
7. (2 + 4) (𝑥 − 2) = 0 ___________________________
8. (𝑠 − 6)(𝑠 − 2) = 0 ___________________________
9. 3𝑥(𝑥 + 12) = 0 ___________________________
10. (𝑥 + 9)(𝑥 − 2) ___________________________

Activity 5: Reality Kicks!

Directions: Tell whether or not each of the following situations illustrates quadratic
equations. Justify your answer by representing each situation by a mathematical
sentence.

1. The width of a swimming pool is 3 𝑚 shorter than its width and the area is 125 𝑚2 .
Quadratic/ Linear: __________________________
Mathematical Sentence: ________________________________
 2. Laila Jane paid at least Php 1,800 for a pair of pants and a blouse. The cost of the pair of pants
is Php 750 more than the cost of blouse.
Quadratic/ Linear: __________________________
Mathematical Sentence: ________________________________

3. Bib, using his motorcycle, travels 17 kph faster than Dave who is a bicycle rider. Bib covers 80
km in three hours less than the time it takes Dave to travel the same distance.
Quadratic/ Linear: __________________________
Mathematical Sentence: ________________________________

4. The mother of Almicah, who is a reality developer, sells residential lots for Php 6,000 per square
meter plus a processing fee of Php 30,000 in Tagaytay City. One of the lots that her mom is
selling costs Php 1, 125,000.00.
Quadratic/ Linear: __________________________
Mathematical Sentence: ________________________________

5. A garden 12 ft by 20 ft will be expanded by planting a border of flowers. The border will be of the
same width around the entire garden and has an area of 264 𝑓𝑡 2 .
Quadratic/ Linear: __________________________
Mathematical Sentence: ________________________________

Questions:
1. Did you find the activity challenging?
2. Were you able to represent each situation by a mathematical statement?
3. For sure you were able to identify the situations that can be represented by quadratic equations.

Activity 6: A, B, C as is EASY as 1, 2, 3!
Directions: Write each quadratic equation in standard form, 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝟎 then
identify the values of a, b and c.

𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝟎 𝒂 𝒃 𝒄
2
1. 6𝑥 = 0 ______________ ___ ___ ___
2. 4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 9 = 0 ______________ ___ ___ ___
3. (3𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 1) = 0 ______________ ___ ___ ___
4. (2𝑥 − 11)(𝑥 + 9) = 0 ______________ ___ ___ ___
5. (2𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 2) = 0 ______________ ___ ___ ___
6. 3𝑥(2𝑥 − 6) = −5 ______________ ___ ___ ___
7. (𝑥 + 5)2 − 17 = 32 ______________ ___ ___ ___
8. (7𝑥 + 3)2 = 5(𝑥 − 9) ______________ ___ ___ ___
9. (4𝑥 − 3)2 = (𝑥 + 4)2 ______________ ___ ___ ___
10. 3𝑥(𝑥 − 4) = (𝑥 − 3)2 ______________ ___ ___ ___

Questions:

• How did you write each quadratic equation in standard form?

• What mathematics concepts or principles did you apply to write each quadratic equation in
standard form? Discuss how you applied these mathematical concepts or principles.
• Which quadratic equations did you find difficult to write in standard form? Why?

Activity 7: Deep and Deep!

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. How are quadratic equations different from linear equations? Give examples.
2. How do you write quadratic equations in standard form? Give at least 3 examples.
3. The following are the values of a, b and c that Pauline and Angelie got when they expressed
5 − 3𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 in the standard form.
Pauline: 𝑎 = 2; 𝑏 = 3, 𝑐 = −5
Angelie: 𝑎 = −2; 𝑏 = −3, 𝑐 = 5
Do you agree that the equation 5 − 3𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 can be expressed or written in standard form in
two different ways? Justify your answer.
4. The members of the school’s Junior Mathematics Club shared equal amounts for a new Digital
Light Processing (DLP) projector amounting to Php 25,000. If there had been 25 members
more in the club, each who have contributed Php 50 less.
a. How are you going to represent the number of Mathematics Club members?
b. What expression represents the amount each member will share?
c. If there were 25 members more in the club, what expression would represent the
amount each would share?
d. What mathematical sentence would represent the given situation? Write this in the
standard form then describe.

Activity 8: When Reality Comes In!

Directions: Follow the following instructions.

1. Give 5 examples of quadratic equations written in the standard form. Identify the values of a, b
and c.

2. Name some objects or cite situations in the real life where quadratic equations are illustrated.
Formulate quadratic equations out of these objects or situations then describe each.

Activity 9: Jot Down some NOTES!!!

Directions: Follow the following instructions.

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Definition Standard Form Coefficients

“The REAL ESSENCE of Mathematics is making complicated things

SIMPLE not making simple things COMPLICATED.”

Prepared By:

Mr. Mark Lourenze M. Cunanan

Grade 9 Mathematics Teacher
School Year 2017 – 2018