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Strand: NUMBER AND QUANTITY - The Complex Number System (N.CN)

Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers (Standards N.CN.1-2). Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations (Standards N.CN.7-9).

Standard N.CN.8

Extend polynomial identities to the complex numbers. Limit to quadratics with real coefficients. For example, rewrite x2 + 4 as (x + 2i)(x – 2i).

  • Completing the square
    The goal of this task is to solve quadratic equations with complex roots by completing the square. Students could of course directly use the quadratic formula, but going through the process of completing the square helps reinforce the mathematics behind the quadratic formula.
  • Introduction to the Materials (Math 2)
    Introduction to the Materials in the Mathematics Two of the The MVP classroom experience begins by confronting students with an engaging task and then invites them to grapple with solving it. As students ideas emerge, take form, and are shared, the teacher orchestrates the student discussions and explorations towards a focused mathematical goal. As conjectures are made and explored, they evolve into mathematical concepts that the community of learners begins to embrace as effective strategies for analyzing and solving problems.
  • Module 3: Solving Quadratics & Other Equations - Student Edition (Math 2)
    The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math Two Module 3, Solving Quadratics & Other Equations. The idea that different quadratic forms are useful in graphing is extended in Module 3, Solving Quadratic and Other Equations, when students use different forms of quadratic equations to find the roots or solve quadratic equations of a single variable.
  • Module 3: Solving Quadratics & Other Equations - Teacher Edition (Math 2)
    The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math Two Module 3, Solving Quadratics & Other Equations. The idea that different quadratic forms are useful in graphing is extended in Module 3, Solving Quadratic and Other Equations, when students use different forms of quadratic equations to find the roots or solve quadratic equations of a single variable.
  • NUMBER AND QUANTITY - The Complex Number System (N.CN) - Sec Math II Core Guide
    The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for the Secondary Mathematics II - The Complex Number System (N.CN).


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