Quadratic Inequalities
3.6
USING TOOLS STRATEGICALLY
To be proficient in math, you need to use technological tools to explore your understanding of concepts.
Quadratic Inequalities
Essential Question How can you solve a quadratic inequality?
Solving a Quadratic Inequality
Work with a partner. The graphing calculator screen shows the graph of
f (x) = x2 + 2x - 3.
Explain how you can use the graph to solve the inequality
x2 + 2x - 3 0.
Then solve the inequality.
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Solving Quadratic Inequalities
Work with a partner. Match each inequality with the graph of its related quadratic function. Then use the graph to solve the inequality.
a. x2 - 3x + 2 > 0
b. x2 - 4x + 3 0
c. x2 - 2x - 3 < 0
d. x2 + x - 2 0
e. x2 - x - 2 < 0
f. x2 - 4 > 0
A.
4
B.
4
-6
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-4
C.
4
-4
D.
4
-6
6
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6
-4
E.
4
-4
F.
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-6
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-4
-4
Communicate Your Answer
3. How can you solve a quadratic inequality?
4. Explain how you can use the graph in Exploration 1 to solve each inequality. Then solve each inequality.
a. x2 + 2x - 3 > 0
b. x2 + 2x - 3 < 0
c. x2 + 2x - 3 0
Section 3.6 Quadratic Inequalities 139
3.6 Lesson
Core Vocabulary
quadratic inequality in two variables, p. 140
quadratic inequality in one variable, p. 142
Previous linear inequality in
two variables
What You Will Learn
Graph quadratic inequalities in two variables. Solve quadratic inequalities in one variable.
Graphing Quadratic Inequalities in Two Variables
A quadratic inequality in two variables can be written in one of the following forms, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a 0.
y < ax2 + bx + c
y > ax2 + bx + c
y ax2 + bx + c
y ax2 + bx + c
The graph of any such inequality consists of all solutions (x, y) of the inequality.
Previously, you graphed linear inequalities in two variables. You can use a similar procedure to graph quadratic inequalities in two variables.
Core Concept
Graphing a Quadratic Inequality in Two Variables To graph a quadratic inequality in one of the forms above, follow these steps.
Step 1 Graph the parabola with the equation y = ax2 + bx + c. Make the parabola dashed for inequalities with < or > and solid for inequalities with or .
Step 2 Test a point (x, y) inside the parabola to determine whether the point is a solution of the inequality.
Step 3 Shade the region inside the parabola if the point from Step 2 is a solution. Shade the region outside the parabola if it is not a solution.
LOOKING FOR STRUCTURE
Notice that testing a point is less complicated when the x-value is 0 (the point is on the y-axis).
Graphing a Quadratic Inequality in Two Variables
Graph y < -x2 - 2x - 1.
SOLUTION Step 1 Graph y = -x2 - 2x - 1. Because
the inequality symbol is < , make the parabola dashed.
Step 2 Test a point inside the parabola, such as (0, -3).
y < -x2 - 2x - 1 -3 ................
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