Expanding the walls of our classroom. This is an interactive learning ecology for students and parents in our Algebra 2 class. This ongoing dialogue is as rich as YOU make it. Visit often and post your comments freely.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
10.3 solving equations in quadratic form
2u^2+7u+5=0 let 4m-3=u
(2u+5)(u+1)=0 factor zero factor prop.
2u+5=0 or u+1=0
u=-5/2 or u=-1
4m-3=-5/2 or 4m-3=-1 substitute 4m-3 for u
4m=1/2 or 4m=2 solve for m
m=1/8 or m=1/2
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
More on 10.3!
10.3
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Discriminant
"b^2-4ac" = 0 1 real solution (double root)
"b^2-4ac" < 0 0 real solutions
Imaginary Numbers!
10.3 Equations Quadratic in form
(7x-3)(x-4)=0 Factor
7x-3=0 or x-4=0 zero-factor property
x=3/7 or x=4 solve each equation
Check by substituting in original equation
Friday, April 22, 2011
Ike's Panera Bread Fun!
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HAYO!
http://www.panerabread.com/about/company/history.php
Discriminant
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Flickr Diary -Need Points?
This is your chance to tell a algebraic graphic story. You should use pictures that are bold and speak to the viewer. Add a caption below your picture. More instructions below!
Tag all photos a2a11. Additional tags are listed in parenthesis. If no, parenthesis then tag using word next to the number. Also tag with your name.
1. Rectangular Coordinate Grid (PiGrid)
2. A Parabola (PiParab)
3. Polynomial (PiPoly)
4. Exponents (PiExp)
5. Real life representation -- graph of Function (PiFunction)
6. Real life symmetry (PiSymmetry) -spell correctly!
7. PiReflect
8. PiMonomial
9. Common Factor (PiCommon)
10. piquadratic
11. PiRatio
12. PiProportion
13. PiFunction
14. PiFunctionMachine
15. PiLine
16. PiAllometric
17. PiRadicalFunction
18. PiAbsvalue
19. PiCubicfuncgraph
20. Functions in Athletics (PiSport)
21. Piinequality
22. Piprojectile
Quadratic Formula
Rationalize the Denominator
10.1 example equations
√17, √-17
(k+5)^2=-100
√-100
-5+√10
-5,-10
2r^2-4r+1=0
2r^2+4r=-1x4
-2x2=4
3z^2-6z-2-0
3z^2=2+9
z=3+√11/3
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
HW problem #35
Here it is step by step
#35
3w^2-w-24=0
3w^2-w=24
3(w^2-1/3w+(-1/6)^2)=24 +3(-1/6)^2
3(w^2-1/3w+1/36)=24+3/36
3(w-1/6)(w-1/6)=24+3/36
-1/6+-1/6=1/36
-1/6+-1/6=-2/6=-1/3
root(w-1/6)^2= root 289/36
w-1/6= = +- root 289/ root 36
w-1/6= +- 17/6
w=1/6 + 17/6 =18/6=3 OR -16/6= -8/3
{3, -8/3}
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Completing the Square
Completing the Square
-forces any quadratic expression to factor-use “completing the square” to solve quadratic equations
To Complete the Square:
Ex. x^2+6x+16=0
Note: a=1, b=6, c=-16
Step 1. Move the constant term ( c ) to one side and every other term to the other side.
x^2+6x-16=0 → x^2+6x=16
Step 2: Factor out the leading coefficient (a)
*will be more relevant when a does not equal 1.
1(x^2+6x)=16
Step 3: Add (1/2 x b)^2 to side with (a) and (b) term. Then add a(1/2 x b)^2 to the side with constant term.
Simplify:
1(x^2+6x+(6/2)^2)= 16+1(6/2)^2
x^2+6x+9=16+9
x^2+6x+9=25
Step 4: Factor side with (a) and (b) terms
(x+3)(x+3)=25 → (x+3)^2=25
*At this point you can either solve for x
Monday, April 18, 2011
Something to watch out for
10,1 Completing the Square
To solve ax^2+bx+c=0 (a greater than or equal to zero)
Steps
Step 1: Be sure the squared term has a coefficient 1. If the coefficient of the squared term is some other nonzero number a, divide each side of the equation by a.
Step 2: Write the equation in the correct form so that the terms with variables are on one side of the equals sigh and the constant is on the other side.
Step 3: Square half the coefficient of the first-degree term.
Step 4: Add the square to each side.
Step 5: Factor the perfect square trinomial. One side should now be a perfect square trinomial. Factor it as the square of a binomial. Simplify the other side.
Step 6: Solve the equation. Apply the square root property to complete the solution.
10.1!
10.1 The Square Root Property and Completing the Square
-the square root property allows you to eliminate the squared property of a number.
a means, “what two of the exact same number can be multiplied to get a?”
Ex. x^2=36
x^2= 36
x= 6 and x=-6
Because 6x6=36 and -6x-6=36
Standard Form of Quadratic Equation
ax^2+bx+c=0
A quadratic equation is a second degree equation because the term with the largest sum of exponents is ax^2 and its exponent is 2.
Ex. 4(x^2)+(-48x)+8=0
2(x62)+36x+6=0
Zero Factor Property
That is, if ab=0, then a=0 or b=0.
(3x+7)(x-4)=0
(a) x (b)=0
Either quantity a has to equal zero or quantity b has to equal zero in order for this statement to be true.
Properties of Square Roots, only used if a is greater than or equal to zero or b is greater than or equal to zero.
Ex. Simplify the following radical.
20 *Find the largest perfect square that goes into 20 evenly.
4x5= 4x5= 25
Solve a quadratic equation in the form (ax^2+b)^2=c
Ex. (x-5)^2=36
(x-5)2= 36
((x-5)2)= 36
(x-5) =6 or (x-5)=-6
x=11 or x=-1
0 the square root could be positive or negative.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Verticle and Horizontal line test
Transformations of graphs
Inverse Equation
Extra Help
If the number is on the outside of parentheses, you move it up if it's a positive number and down if it's a negative number.
easy way to remember composition of functions
Remember
vertical and horizontal line tests
Functions
http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy#p/c/7AF1C14AF1B05894/39/VhokQhjl5t0
composition functions
Inverse Functions
x f(x)
-2 3
-1 2
0 1
1 0
2 1
Inverse: [(3,-2),(2,-1),(1,0),(0,1),(1,2)]
the domain comes the range and the range becomes the domain in inverse functions.
f(x)=Ix-4I-3 GRAPH
-the inverse of a functions graph reflects upon the y=x
1. Replace function name with y, y=2x+5
2. Switch x and y x=2y+5
3.Solve for y=
y=x-5/2
4. Rename ywith inverse function name g(x)=x-5/2=1/2x-5/2
-If the original function is a function and the inverse of that is a function it is called an original function one to one.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Inverse Functions
Domain-all possible set of input usually (x) values
Range-all possible set of outpt usually y values
Purplemath discusses what weere goin over in class today which is how to find a function's domain and range
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns2.htm
Vertical line test
(x+3)^3. All you do to solve these problems is set up the problem so it looks like (x+3) (x+3) (x+3), next you factor the first (x+3) in to the second (x+3) giving you (x+3) (x^2+6x+9). Than distribute the last (x+3) throughout.
x^3+6x^2+9x+3x^2+18x+27
combine like terms and your answer is...
x^3+9x^2+27x+27
More on Composition Functions
Composition Functions
-when you apply a function rule to the result of another function rule you compose a function.
-you MUST know the notation to compose.
Notation: f(g)(x)= f(g(x))
pronounce- “f of g of x”
f composed of g composed of x.
-all functions are composed of x, x is the input.
f(g(x)) is the same as (fog)(x)
f(x)= x^2+4 g(x)= 2x+3
now instead of putting x as the input, put g(x).
f(g(x))=(2x+3) then apply all of the x values from the x problem
f(g(x))= (2x+3)^2+4
simplify
=(2x+3)(2x+3)+4
=4x^2+6x+9+4
f(g(x))= 4x^2+12x+13
Ex1: Find (gof)(2)
=g(f(2))
1. Always work inside out by plugging the input values in.
=g(f(2))= g(8)
Test Review!
Parabola
y=a(x-h)^2+k
It opens up if a >0
down if a <0
The vertex is (h,k)
It has a x^2 term not y squared
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
functions
One-to-One Functions
Helpful website for conic sections
General Form of the Circle
An equation which can be written in the following form (with constants D, E, F) represents a circle:
x2 + y2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
Formal Definition A circle is the locus of points that are equidistant from a fixed point (the center).
Conic Section
If we slice one of the cones with a plane at right angles to the axis of the cone, the shape formed is a circle.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Composition Functions
Notation: f(g)(x)= f(g(x))
pronounce- “f of g of x”
f composed of g composed of x.
-all functions are composed of x, x is the input.
f(g(x)) is the same as (fog)(x)
f(x)= x^2+4 g(x)= 2x+3
now instead of putting x as the input, put g(x).
f(g(x))=(2x+3) then apply all of the x values from the x problem
f(g(x))= (2x+3)^2+4
simplify
=(2x+3)(2x+3)+4
=4x^2+6x+9+4
f(g(x))= 4x^2+12x+13
Ex1: Find (gof)(2)
=g(f(2))
1. Always work inside out by plugging the input values in.
=g(f(2))= g(8)
12.1 functions
f(x)=|x|- absolute value function
f(x)=1/x the reciprocal function
f(x)=√ x square root function