Visualization of Imaginary Roots of a Quadratic

This shows a visual interpretation of imaginary roots of a quadratic. The x coordinate of the vertex +- the coefficient of the imaginary part of the solution is equal to the red parabola's intercepts. NOTE: The x-axis should be an complex plane and the parabola would be rotated 90 degrees to have these imaginary "intercepts" intersect the plane in the correct location.

 

jamkrz

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
imaginary  parabola  quadratic  root  zero 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
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4.2
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