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Math Activity 1

The document describes an activity to draw the graph of a quadratic polynomial and observe the shape of the curve when the coefficient of x^2 is positive or negative and count the number of zeroes. The graph would be a parabola that opens upward when the coefficient is positive and downward when it is negative, with at most 2 zeroes.

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Math Activity 1

The document describes an activity to draw the graph of a quadratic polynomial and observe the shape of the curve when the coefficient of x^2 is positive or negative and count the number of zeroes. The graph would be a parabola that opens upward when the coefficient is positive and downward when it is negative, with at most 2 zeroes.

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Activity 1

OBJECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRED


To draw the graph of a quadratic Cardboard, graph paper, ruler,
polynomial and observe: pencil, eraser, pen, adhesive.
(i) The shape of the curve when the
coefficient of x2 is positive.
(ii) The shape of the curve when the
coefficient of x2 is negative.
(iii) Its number of zeroes.

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
1. Take cardboard of a convenient size and paste a graph paper on it.
2. Consider a quadratic polynomial f (x) = ax2 + bx + c
3. Two cases arise:

Fig. 1
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(i) a > 0 (ii) a < 0
4. Find the ordered pairs (x, f (x)) for different values of x.
5. Plot these ordered pairs in the cartesian plane.

Fig. 2
6. Join the plotted points by a free hand curve [Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3].

Fig. 3

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DEMONSTRATION
1. The shape of the curve obtained in each case is a parabola.
2. Parabola opens upward when coefficient of x2 is positive [see Fig. 2 and
Fig. 3].
3. It opens downward when coefficient of x2 is negative [see Fig. 1].
4. Maximum number of zeroes which a quadratic polynomial can have is 2.

OBSERVATION
1. Parabola in Fig. 1 opens
2. Parabola in Fig. 2 opens
3. In Fig. 1, parabola intersects x-axis at point(s).
4. Number of zeroes of the given polynomial is .
5. Parabola in Fig. 2 intersects x-axis at point(s).
6. Number of zeroes of the given polynomial is .
7. Parabola in Fig.3 intersects x-axis at point(s).
8. Number of zeroes of the given polynomial is .
9. Maximum number of zeroes which a quadratic polynomial can have is
__________.

APPLICATION
This activity helps in
1. understanding the geometrical
representation of a quadratic NOTE
polynomial
Points on the graph paper should
2. finding the number of zeroes of a be joined by a free hand curve
quadratic polynomial. only.

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