Category: Algebra II

Summary: Today’s test…

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Homework: none

Summary: Today’s activity…

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The links above are to digital versions of the practice test. Here are some similar problems on paper (solutions). Here are some Kahoot practice problems.

Homework: Study for the test tomorrow!

Summary: Today we practice finding the slope, y-intercept and other characteristics of linear functions.

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Homework: Finish today’s slides #1-10 (CA08)

Summary: Today we practiced for our test we will have on Friday. We also reviewed how to find a linear function given two points on the graph.

Homework: none HW0

Summary: Today’s activity…

• 3rd Period
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• 6th Period

Homework: coming soon…

Summary: Today was a half day and we worked with Tangrams to recreate puzzles from hundreds of years ago.

Below are some related tangram links…

• Print and cut your own pieces
• View tangram puzzles on mxepstein.com/tangrams
• Interactive Tangram Pieces in Desmos

Homework: none

Summary: Today we learned about how to tell certain characteristics of a graph given its polynomial function.

1. Rule #1
   • Negative Leading Coefficient -> Right arm goes down.
   • Positive Leading Coefficient -> Right arm goes up.
2. Rule #2
   • Odd Degree Polynomial -> Opposite End Behavior
   • Even Degree Polynomial -> Same End Behavior
3. Rule #3
   • The number of bumps is less than the degree

See some examples below…

Homework: none

Summary: Today’s activity (TQ05)…

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Homework: …

Summary: Today we started by playing find the difference, find the mistake, and which one doesn’t belong.

We then took notes on the following polynomial vocabulary…

• Polynomial – An expression with no variables in the denominator.
  • examples: 2x³-5x+9 or 0.5x-8
• Terms – Expressions starting with + or –
  • example: 2x³-5x+9 has three terms
• Exponent – The small number up top.
  • example: 2x³ has an exponent of 3
  • example: x has an exponent of invisible 1
• Degree of a term – The exponent of the variable of a term.
  • example: -⅔x⁵ has a degree of five.
  • example: 8³x has a degree of one (invisible)
  • example: 9⁴  has a degree of 0 because there is no x.
• Degree of a Polynomial – The largest degree.
  • example: 6x²-0.5x+7x⁶ has a degree of six.
  • example: -8x+99 has a degree of one (invisible)
• Standard Form – A polynomial with terms arranged from highest degree to lowest degree.
  • example: 2x⁶+9x²-0.5x
• Coefficient – The number in front of the variable.
  • example: 8x³ has a coefficient of eight.
  • example: x³ has a coefficient of one (invisible)
• Leading Coefficient – the coefficient of the highest degree term.
  • example: 8x⁴-3x⁶-0.5x has a leading coefficient of -3.
• Leading Term – The term with the highest degree
  • example: 8x⁴-3x⁶-0.5x has a leading term of -3x⁶
• Constant – The degree zero term (just a number)
  • example: 8x⁴-3-0.5x has a constant of -3

Homework: none

Summary: Today we practiced what we’ve learned this week on our chromebooks.

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Homework: Slides #1-15 (CA06)