The Sum and Product of Roots
The Sum and Product of Roots
The Sum and Product of Roots
LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
At the end of the class, 100% of the students should be able to learn 75% of the lesson and be
able to:
to find the sum and product of roots of a quadratic equation;
determine the quadratic equation given the roots; and
solve quadratic equation in real-life situation involving the sum and product of the
roots.
2. Motivation
Start the lesson by asking the students to add and multiply rational numbers. These
are the basic skills that students need to learn about the relationships among the
values of a, b, and c in a quadratic equation ax 2 +bx +c=0 and its roots. This activity
will help them to apply mathematical concepts or principles in performing each
operation.
B. Presentation:
Present the lesson that in finding the solutions of quadratic equation facilities in
determining the relationship among its roots and its terms. Once the roots are
known, the students can then relate these to the terms of quadratic equation.
C. Discussion:
1. Recall from the quadratic formula that when
2. Sum of Roots (derivation):
5. Give examples:
a. Find the sum and product of the roots of the equation 2 x2 +8 x−10=0
b. Use the values of a, b, and c in finding the roots of the quadratic equation
x 2+ 7 x −18=0 .
c. Find the sum and the product of the roots 3 x 2−4 x +21=0.
C. Generalization:
The students must evaluate the following equations.
D. Application:
Title: RELATE ME TO MY ROOTS!
Direction: Four groups are formed. Use quadratic equations below to answer the questions
that follow.
1. What are the values of a , b , and c in each equation?
a. x 2+ 7 x +12=0; a = ___ b = ___ c = ___
b. 2 x2 −3 x −20=0 ; a = ___ b = ___ c = ___
IV. ASSESSMENT:
Title: FENCE MY LOT!
Direction: Read and understand the situation below to answer the questions that follow.
Mang Juan owns a rectangular lot. The perimeter of the lot is 90 m and its area is
450 m2.
Questions:
1. What equation represents the perimeter of the lot? How about the equation that
represents its area?
2. How is the given situation related to the lesson, the sum and the product of roots of
quadratic equation?
3. Using your idea of the sum and product of roots of quadratic equation, how would
you determine the length and the width of the rectangular lot?
4. What dimensions of the rectangular lot?
V. ASSIGNMENT:
Answer the following. (one-half sheet of paper)
a. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is -5. If one of the roots is 7, how would
you determine the equation? Write the equation.
b. Suppose the product of the roots of a quadratic equation is given, do you think you
can determine the equation? Justify your answer.
c. The perimeter of a rectangular bulletin board is 20 ft. If the area of the board is 21ft 2,
what are the length and width?