Mathematics | Course : Model Mathematics II (Integrated Pathway)
Domain - Seeing Structure in Expressions
Cluster - Write quadratic and exponential expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.
[MII.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.
[MII.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).
[MII.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 quadratic formula gives complex solutions and write them as a ± bi for real numbers a and b.
[MII.F-IF.C.8.a] -
Use the process of factoring and completing the square in a quadratic function to show zeros, minimum/maximum values, and symmetry of the graph and interpret these in terms of a context.
[MIII.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).