standard_description: Understand that rational expressions form a system analogous to the rational numbers, closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by a nonzero rational expression; add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Which of the following quadratic functions will result in non-real solutions?
$${{1\over2}(x-1)^2-5=0}$$
$${{1\over2}(x-1)^2+5=0}$$
$$-{{1\over2}(x-1)^2+5=0}$$
$$-{{1\over2}(x-1)^2-5=0}$$
Explain your resoning.
Problem 2
Solve the following quadratic function. Identify the number and kind of solutions.
$${g(x)={2\over3} \left({x-{1\over9}} \right)^2 -{8\over27}}$$


aligns: no