<p>A student says:</p>
<div class="content-box-placement content-box-placement--full content-box-placement--align-center" style="display:flex;justify-content:stretch;max-width:100%"><div class="content-box content-box--emphasis" data-content-box-preset="emphasis" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-color:var(--content-box-border, #1E6FBA);border-style:solid;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;background-color:var(--content-box-background, #F5F8FC);color:var(--content-box-foreground, #111827);padding:12px 16px;font-family:'EB Garamond', serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.35;width:100%;max-width:100%;border-left-width:3px"><p style="text-align: center">“Every quadratic equation has two different real roots.”</p></div></div>
<p>Use the quadratic formula to examine:</p>
<ol class="abc-list"><li data-list-item-id="item-1790851364879-ywulb56ab" data-list-item-path="item-1790851364879-ywulb56ab"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>\(x^2-6x+9=0\)</p></div></li><li data-list-item-id="item-1790851374141-xs1hgwrqw" data-list-item-path="item-1790851374141-xs1hgwrqw"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>\(x^2+2x+5=0\)</p></div></li></ol>
<p>Explain why the student’s claim is false.</p>

“Every quadratic equation has two different real roots.”

Explain why the student’s claim is false.

Quadratic Functions, Equations and Inequalities

Quadratic Functions, Equations and Inequalities