Example 1

Identify each term, coefficient, and constant of [math]6(x – 1) – x(3 – 2x) + 12[/math]. Classify the expression as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial. Determine whether it is a quadratic expression.

[list=1] [*]Simplify the expression. [*]Identify all terms. [*]Identify all coefficients. [*]Identify any constants. [*]Classify the expression as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial. [*]Determine whether the expression is a quadratic expression. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.

Example 1

A city’s population has increased [math]40\%[/math] during the last [math]5[/math] years and is now [math]448,000[/math] people. What was the population [math]5[/math] years ago? Assuming that the population increased at the same rate each year, what was the annual rate of increase?

[list=1] [*]Write the exponential growth model and identify what each variable represents. [*]Substitute the given values into the growth model. [*]Find [math]a[/math], the initial amount in the exponential growth model. [*]To find the annual rate of increase, determine how to rewrite the exponential expression. [*]Rewrite the exponential expression to reveal the annual rate of increase. [*]Verify the answers shown in steps 3 and 5. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.

Example 2

Solve [math]4(x + 3)^2 – 10 = –6[/math] for [math]x[/math].

[list=1] [*]Isolate the squared binomial. [*]Isolate [math]x[/math]. [*]Split the answer into two separate expressions and evaluate. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.

Example 2

[math]h(x) = 2x^2 – 11x + 5[/math] is a quadratic function. Determine the direction in which the function opens, the vertex, the axis of symmetry, the [math]x[/math]-intercept(s), and the [math]y[/math]-intercept. Use this information to sketch the graph.
[list=1][br][*]Determine whether the graph opens up or down.[br][*]Find the vertex and the equation of the axis of symmetry.[br][*]Find the [math]y[/math]-intercept.[br][*]Find the [math]x[/math]-intercepts, if any exist.[br][*]Plot the points from steps 2–4 and their symmetric points over the axis of symmetry.[br][/list][br][br]This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.

Example 2

Graph the system of equations below to determine the real solution(s), if any exist. [math]\begin{cases} y = 3x \\ y = x^2 + 4x - 2 \end{cases}[/math]

[list=1] [*]Graph the quadratic function, [math]y = x^2 + 4x – 2[/math]. [*]Graph the linear function, [math]y = 3x[/math], on the same grid. [*]Note any intersections that exist as the solution or solutions. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on their resources.

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