Algebra 2

10402

Semester 1

Students must complete the following to receive full credit for EACH credit/unit:

Terms Define all terms, give examples when appropriate

Notes 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section

Questions Answer the questions completely

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Unit 1 - Linear Functions

Terms to Know

Terms to Know:

  • correlation coefficient

  • horizontal shrink

  • horizontal stretch

  • line of best fit

  • line of fit

  • linear equation in three variables

  • ordered triple

  • parent function

  • reflection

  • solution of a system of three linear equations

  • system of three linear equations

  • transformation

  • translation

  • vertical shrink

  • vertical stretch

Notes: 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section.

Section 1.1: Parent Functions and Transformations

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Section 1.2: Transformations of Linear and Absolute Value Functions

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Section 1.3: Modeling With Linear Functions

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Section 1.4: Solving Linear Systems

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Important Questions: Answer the following Questions

Solve the system. Check your solution, if possible.

1. x + y + 3z = -4

-x - y - 2z = 5

2x - z = 14


2. x - 3y - z = -9

-2x + y + 2z = 3

2x + y + 3z = 8


3. x + y + z = 7

x - y + 2z = 7

2x + 3z = 14


4. -x - y - 2z = 9

-2x - 2y - z = 1

-x - y + z = -10


5. A Major League Baseball stadium sells three types of tickets. Reserved tickets are sold for $20 each, field-level tickets are sold for $50 each, and box seat tickets are sold for $100 each. You purchase 10 total tickets for $370. You have twice as many reserved tickets as field-level tickets. How many tickets of each do you have?


Write a function g whose graph represents the indicated transformation of the graph of f.

6. f(x) = 4x + 1; translation 2 units left

7. f(x) = -4|x - 2|; vertical shrink by a factor of 1/2

8. Let g be a translation 4 units down and a horizontal shrink by a factor of 1/4 of the graph of f(x) = x

9. Let g be a reflection in the x-axis and a vertical stretch by a factor of 3, followed by a translation 4 units down and 1 unit right of the graph of f(x) = |x|

10. The total reimbursement (in dollars) for driving a company car m miles can be modeled by the function f(x) = 0.45m + 5. After a policy change, five more dollars are added on and then the total reimbursement amount is multiplied by 1.25. Describe how to transform the graph of f. What is the total reimbursement for a trip of 95 miles?

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Unit 2 - Quadratic Functions

Terms to Know

Terms to Know:

  • axis of symmetry

  • directrix

  • focus

  • intercept form

  • maximum value

  • minimum value

  • parabola

  • quadratic function

  • standard form

  • vertex form

  • vertex of a parabola

Notes: 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section.

Section 2.1: Transformations of Quadratic Functions

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Section 2.2: Characteristics of Quadratic Functions

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Section 2.3: Focus of A Parabola

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Section 2.4: Modeling with Quadratic Functions

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Important Questions: Answer the following Questions

1. A parabola has an axis of symmetry y = -4 and passes through the point (2, -1). Find another point that lies on the graph of the parabola.

2. Let the graph of g be a horizontal shrink by a factor of 1/3, followed by a translation 1 unit up of the graph of f(x) = x2. Write a rule for g.

3. Let the graph of g be a translation 2 units up and 2 units right, followed by a reflection in the y-axis of the graph of f(x) = -(x + 3)2. Write a rule for g.

4. Identify the focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of x = -(1/20)y2.

Write a rule for g and identify the vertex.

5. Let g be a translation 2 units up, followed by a reflection in the x-axis and a vertical stretch by a factor of 4 of the graph of f(x) = x2

6. Let g be a horizontal shrink by a factor of 1/3, followed by a translation 2 units up and 4 units left of the graph of f(x) = (3x - 2)2 + 5

Find the x-intercepts of the graph of the function. Then describe where the function is increasing and decreasing.

7. g(x) = -1(x - 4)(x + 2)

8. g(x) = (1/4)(x - 6)(x - 3)

9. An object is launched directly overhead at 36 meters per second. The height (in meters) of the object is given by h(t) = -16t2 + 36t + 5, where t is the time (in seconds) since the object was launched. For how many seconds is the object at or above a height of 25 meters?

10. A model rocket is launched from the top of a building. The height (in meters) of the rocket above the ground is given by h(t) = -6t2 +24t +14, where t is the time (in seconds) since the rocket was launched. What is the rocket’s maximum height?

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Unit 3 - Quadratic Equations and Complex Numbers

Terms to Know

Terms to Know:

  • completing the square

  • complex number

  • discriminant

  • imaginary number

  • imaginary unit i

  • pure imaginary number

  • quadratic equation in one variable

  • Quadratic Formula

  • quadratic inequality in one variable

  • quadratic inequality in two variables

  • root of an equation

  • system of nonlinear equations

  • zero of a function

Notes: 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section.

Important Questions: Answer the following Questions

Solve the equation using any method.

  1. x2 + 12x + 35 = 0

  2. 3x2 - 48 = 0

  3. x2 + 10x + 25 = 64

  4. -3x2 - 5x = 5

  5. 4x2 + 3x - 10 = 0

  6. 36x2 + 49 = 0

  7. A golf ball is hit from the ground, and its height can be modeled by the equation h(t) = -16t2 + 128t, where h(t) represents the height (in feet) of the ball t seconds after contact. What will the maximum height of the ball be?

  8. Write (1 - i) - (4 - 5i) as a complex number in standard form.

  9. Write (-4 + 5i)(5 - i) as a complex number in standard form.

  10. A company that produces video games has hired you to set the sale price for its newest game. Based on production costs and consumer demand, the company has concluded that the equation p(x) = -0.3x2 + 45x - 1000 represents the profit p (in dollars) for x individual games sold. What will the company’s profit be if it sells 100 games?

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Unit 4 - Polynomial Functions

Terms to Know

Terms to Know:

  • complex conjugates

  • end behavior

  • even function

  • factor by grouping

  • factored completely

  • finite differences

  • local maximum

  • local minimum

  • odd function

  • Pascal’s Triangle

  • polynomial

  • polynomial function

  • polynomial long division

  • quadratic form

  • repeated solution

  • synthetic division

Notes: 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section.

Section 4.1: Graphing Polynomial Equations

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Section 4.2: Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Polynomials

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Section 4.3: Dividing Polynomials

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Section 4.4: Factoring Polynomials

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Section 4.5: Solving Polynomial Equations

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Section 4.6: The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

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Section 4.7: Transformations of Polynomial Functions

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Section 4.8: Analyzing Graphs of Polynomial Functions

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Section 4.9: Modeling With Polynomial Functions

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Important Questions: Answer the following Questions

Perform the indicated operation.

  1. (2x - 2)2

  2. (c8 - 6)(c2 - 4c - 2)

  3. (4x3 + 20x2 + 12x - 16) / (x - 4)

  4. (b + 3)(b + 3)(b + 2)

  5. (3x4 - 2x3 + 5x - 3) / (x2 - 3x + 1)

  6. (3x + 1)3

  7. (5x2 - 2) - (4x2 + 6x - 4)

Factor the polynomial completely.

  1. 4a2 - 12a + 8

  2. 5x4 - 80

  3. 2z3 - 3z2 + 4z - 3

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Unit 5 - Rational Exponents and Radical Functions

Terms to Know

Terms to Know:

  • conjugate

  • extraneous solutions

  • index of a radical

  • inverse functions

  • like radicals

  • nth root of a

  • radical equation

  • radical function

  • simplest form

Notes: 10 Bullet Points from each section or 3-5 sentence summaries from each section.

Section 5.1: nth Roots and Rational Exponents

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Section 5.2: Properties of Rational Exponents and Radicals

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Section 5.3: Graphing Radical Functions

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Section 5.4: Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities

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Section 5.5: Performing Function Operations

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Section 5.6: Inverse of A Function

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Important Questions: Answer the following Questions

Simplify the expression.

  1. (-32)3/5

  2. 272/3

  3. (-8x3y5z7)1/3

Find the real solution(s) of the equation. Round your answer to two decimal places.

  1. 3x5 = 3072

  2. (x + 5)3 = 50

  3. Write two functions whose graphs are translations of the graph y = x1/2. The first function should have a domain of x >= -3.

The second function should have a range of y <= 3.

  1. The equation d = (1.35h)1/2 represents the distance d (in miles) you can see out into the horizon, where h is the height (in feet) of your eyes above ground level. Determine how tall a person is if he or she can see 2.75 miles out into the horizon. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

  2. Solve the inequality 6(x - 2)1/2 + 4 <= 28 and the equation 6(x - 2)1/2 + 4 = 28. Describe a similarity and a difference between solving radical equations and inequalities.


The total number of months m that it takes to produce p tennis rackets (in thousands) is given by the formula m = p3/90.

  1. Find the inverse of the function.

  2. How many tennis rackets will be produced in 20 months? Round your answer to the nearest whole tennis racket.

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