8.3.6 Lesson Summary

In this lesson, you learned how to:

• Find solutions to quadratic equations by reasoning about the values that make the equation true.
• Explain that quadratic equations may have one or two solutions.
• Implement the square root property.

Here are the activities that helped you reach those goals:

• 8.3.1: Determining the Number of Solutions
  • In this activity, you analyzed various quadratic equations to determine the number of unique solutions that made the equation true.
• 8.3.2: Recognizing Pairs of Solutions
  • In this activity, you learned how to use the square root property to reason about the values that made a quadratic equation true.
  • 8.3.2: Self Check
  • 8.3.2: Additional Resources
• 8.3.3: Solving More Complex Quadratic Equations
  • In this activity, you continued to explore how to solve quadratic equations as they took on a more complicated form, such as $a(x-h{)}^2=k$.
  • 8.3.3: Self Check
  • 8.3.3: Additional Resources
• 8.3.4: Finding the Solutions
  • In this activity, you solved quadratic equations of any format from this lesson without any additional context for how to begin finding the solution.

After these activities, you completed the following practice:

• 8.3.5: Practice