Quadratic Roots and Factored Form

Quadratic Roots and Factored Form

Relate the roots of a quadratic function to its factored form by adjusting the leading coefficient and x-intercepts.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

What do and represent in the equation above?

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Open-ended question 2

A quadratic function has roots 1 and 3. Is this enough information to write the equation of the function? Why or why not?

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Open-ended question 3

Can a quadratic function have one root? What would the equation look like?

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