standard_description: Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population; generalizations about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is representative of that population. Understand that random sampling tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences.
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.
$${g(x)={2\over3} \left({x-{1\over9}} \right)^2 -{8\over27}}$$


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