Determine whether the statement is true or false.
The product of a complex number and its conjugate is a real number. [3.1]
Every quadratic equation has at least one x-intercept. [3.2]
If a quadratic equation has two different real-number solutions, then its discriminant is positive. [3.2]
The vertex of the graph of the function
Express the number in terms of i. [3.1]
Simplify. Write answers in the form
Simplify. [3.1]
Solve. [3.2]
Find the zeros of
In Exercises 22–24, (a) find the discriminant
Solve. [3.2]
One number is 2 more than another. The product of the numbers is 35. Find the numbers. [3.2]
In Exercises 28 and 29, (a) find the vertex; (b) find the axis of symmetry; (c) determine whether there is a maximum or a minimum value, and find that value; (d) find the range; (e) find the intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing; and (f ) graph the function. [3.3]
The sum of the base and the height of a triangle is 16 in. Find the dimensions for which the area is a maximum. [3.3]
Is the sum of two imaginary numbers always an imaginary number? Explain your answer. [3.1]
The graph of a quadratic function can have 0, 1, or 2 x-intercepts. How can you predict the number of x-intercepts without drawing the graph or (completely) solving an equation? [3.2]
Discuss two ways in which we used completing the square in this chapter. [3.2], [3.3]
Suppose that the graph of