Relate the roots of a quadratic function to its factored form by adjusting the leading coefficient and x-intercepts.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.[/i]
What do [math]p[/math] and [math]q[/math] represent in the equation above?
[i]A quadratic function has roots 1 and 3. [/i][br]Is this enough information to write the equation of the function? Why or why not?
Can a quadratic function have one root? What would the equation look like?