Mathematics | Course : Model Algebra I (Traditional Pathway)
Domain - Seeing Structure in Expressions
Cluster - Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.
[AI.A-SSE.B.3.a] - Factor a quadratic expression to reveal the zeros of the function it defines.
- Function
A mathematical relation for which each element of the domain corresponds to exactly one element of the range. - Quadratic expression
An expression that contains the square of the variable, but no higher power of it.
[AI.A-SSE.A.2] -
Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see (x + 2)2 – 9 as a difference of squares that can be factored as ((x + 2) + 3)((x + 2 ) – 3).
[AI.A-REI.B.4.b] -
Solve quadratic equations by inspection (e.g., for x2 = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula, and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation. Recognize when the solutions of a quadratic equation results in non-real solutions and write them as a ± bi for real numbers a and b.
[AI.F-IF.C.8.a] -
Use the process of factoring and completing the square in a quadratic function to show zeros, maximum/minimum values, and symmetry of the graph, and interpret these in terms of a context.
[AII.A-APR.B.2] -
Know and apply the Remainder Theorem: For a polynomial p(x) and a number a, the remainder on division by x – a is p(a), so p(a) = 0 if and only if (x – a) is a factor of p(x).