Math 9
Math 9
I. A. PROBLEM SOLVING. Read, analyze and solve the following problems. Determine the value of the
discriminant of each of the following quadratic equations. Show your solution in the space provided. Do it
completely and neatly. (5 points each)
1. x 2−4 x+ 4=0
2. x 2+ 14 x+ 49=0
3. x 2+ 3 x +2=0
4. x 2−2 x+1=0
1. Patricia and Maria are standing on a square lot, whose side measures x
meters and its area is determined by the equation ( x 2−50 x+ 655¿ sq.
meters. She estimates that the lot is 25 sq. meters, but Maria claims that
it is impossible. Why do you think Maria said that?
If a giraffe has two eyes, a monkey has two eyes, and an elephant has two eyes, how many eyes do we have?
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GOOD LUCK!!!
“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you are mathematics. Everything
around you are numbers.”
Prepared by:
Kristine S. Cabos
Subject Teacher