1. What steps do you use to simplify radicals? Give an example, showing each step.
2. What is the strategy behind solving quadratic equations by completing the square? Why does it work?
3. Write a word problem involving a quadratic function. How would you explain the steps in finding the solution to someone not in this class?
4. How many solutions are there for quadratic equations, which are expressed in the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a does not equal 0? Explain why.
5. What is the quadratic formula? What is it used for? Provide a useful example that is not found in the text.