Algebra II Honors

Topics for Quest 3.6 and 4.1

You are ready for the quest if you can do the following types of problems:

¨     Write a mathematical model (distance, area, surface area, total cost…etc.)

¨     Write a piecewise mathematical model. (mechanic and cell phone problems on previous assessments)

¨     State the domain of a mathematical model by considering the context constraints.

¨     Use your graphing calculator to graph a function and determine the maximum or the minimum.

¨     Algebraically determine the maximum or minimum of a quadratic model.

¨     Determine if a quadratic opens up or down.

¨     Determine the equation of the axis of symmetry for a quadratic function.

¨     Algebraically determine the vertex of a quadratic function.

¨     Determine the intercepts of a quadratic function.

¨     Run a Quadreg to determine the quadratic that fits points and use that model to determine other information such as the max or min.

¨     Given a point on f(x) determine a point on some transformed function.

¨     Complete the square and describe how to graph a quadratic function in standard form.

Review:

Previous Quest and in class review problems

Odds from sections 3.6 and 4.1

From the chapter 3 Review (p. 277) # 61, 69, 71

From the chapter 4 Review (p. 349) # 1-21 select some odds, 55, 57, 61