Lesson 1.2: INVERSE OF A FUNCTION

Learning Goals:

By the end of this lesson I will be able to :

• Determine, through investigation using technology, the roles of different parameters in functions[A1.8]*

• Determine if two given algebraic expressions are equivalent [A3.4]*

• Simplify rational expressions by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, and state the restrictions on the variable values [A3.3]*

*The learning goals descriptions are taken and reworded/simplified from Ontario Curriculum booklet. Codes inside the brackets refer to the sections of Ontario Curriculum Document.

Success Criteria:

1. what is a polynomial function?

2. How can we simplify a polynomial function?

Time: 3 hours