1.

1 Multiple Representations APPLICATION

1. 2. If 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = −𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 1 then find…
VERBALLY ALGEBRAICALLY
6 liters of gas is being a. 𝑔𝑔(−2) = −(−𝟐𝟐)𝟐𝟐 + 𝟑𝟑(−𝟐𝟐) + 𝟏𝟏
𝟔𝟔
used every 5 miles. 𝒚𝒚 = − 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 −𝟒𝟒 − 𝟔𝟔 + 𝟏𝟏
𝟓𝟓
Started with 64 liters.
−𝟗𝟗
NUMERICALLY GRAPHICALLY

Distance Gas b. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥 + 2) = −(𝒙𝒙 + 𝟐𝟐)𝟐𝟐 + 𝟑𝟑(𝒙𝒙 + 𝟐𝟐) + 𝟏𝟏

(miles) (liters) −(𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 + 𝟒𝟒) + 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 + 𝟔𝟔 + 𝟏𝟏
−𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 − 𝟒𝟒 + 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 + 𝟕𝟕
20 40
25 34 −𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟑𝟑
30 28

3. From 1994 to 2003, the amount of athletic equipment E, in millions of dollars, sold domestically can be modeled
by 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) = −10𝑡𝑡 3 + 140𝑡𝑡 2 − 20𝑡𝑡 + 18150 where t is the number of years since 1994.

a. Graph with a friendly window. Record the window here

One possible window:
b. What does 𝐸𝐸(5) mean? Find it!

𝑬𝑬(𝟓𝟓) = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐, 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. In 1999 there was $20,300,000,000 worth of

athletic equipment sold.

c. Approximate the maximum sales.

$𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐, 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎, 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐, 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎

d. What does the y-intercept mean?

The amount of domestic sales (in millions) in 1994.

4. Sketch a graph for each the verbal situation given below. Make sure to label the axis of your graph!
a. You get a large cup of coffee from b. While at a county fair, you go on a c. Your three-year old cousin asks you
McDonalds. Graph the temperature Ferris wheel ride. Graph your height to push him on a swing at the park.
of the coffee in the cup vs. time. above ground vs. time. Graph his height vs. time.

temperature
height height

time time time

Bob the builder wants to paint a wall (shaded region below). Unfortunately, he does not know how big his square
window is going to be. Help a builder out.
9 ft

x
4 ft x

5. Explain why the function 𝐴𝐴(𝑥𝑥) = 36 − 𝑥𝑥 2 represents the shaded area in the figure above.

36 represents the area of the large rectangle while 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 represents the
area of the small square window.

6. Draw a rough sketch of the graph.

7. What does the x-axis represent?

The side length of the window.
8. What does the y-axis represent?
The area of the painted wall.
9. If the square has sides of 3 ft, what is the area of the shaded region?

𝑨𝑨(𝟑𝟑) = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 − 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐟 𝟐𝟐

10. If the area of the shaded region is 10, what are the lengths of the sides of the square?
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 − 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐
𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
𝒙𝒙 ≈ 𝟓𝟓. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 feet
11. What are the x-intercepts?
𝟎𝟎 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 − 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐
𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟔𝟔
12. What do the x-intercepts represent in this problem?

If the windows are 6 feet wide, there is no wall to paint.

13. Are the x-intercepts possible solutions for this problem? Why/Why not?

No. The wall is only 4 feet tall, so the window cannot be 6 feet tall. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
14. Fill in the table. Describe what happens to A(x) as x becomes infinitely small. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕
𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗
As 𝒙𝒙 becomes small, the area of the wall that is painted approaches 36 square feet.
𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗
1.2 Linear Functions and Regression APPLICATION
Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to
Write the equation in slope intercept form.
𝒚𝒚 = −𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒 and contains the point (-2,-24)
1. contains the points (-4, 12) and (12,-16) 2.
−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 −𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝟕𝟕 𝟏𝟏
𝒎𝒎 = = =− 𝒎𝒎 =
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 − −𝟒𝟒 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝟒𝟒 𝟐𝟐
𝟕𝟕 𝟏𝟏
𝒚𝒚 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = − (𝒙𝒙 + 𝟒𝟒) 𝒚𝒚 + 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 = (𝒙𝒙 + 𝟐𝟐)
𝟒𝟒 𝟐𝟐
or
𝟕𝟕 𝟏𝟏
𝒚𝒚 = − 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟓𝟓 𝒚𝒚 = − 𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
𝟒𝟒 𝟐𝟐

NUMERICALLY
A physics student obtains the following data involving a ball rolling down an inclined plane, where t is the elapsed
time in seconds and y is the distance traveled in inches.
t 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 0 1.2 4.8 10.8 19.2 30

𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑−𝟎𝟎
3. What is the average velocity of the ball for the indicated time interval? 𝟓𝟓−𝟎𝟎
= 𝟔𝟔 inches per second

4. Which interval was the ball travelling fastest? From 4 to 5 seconds.

About 43 inches. Each second, the ball is rolling
5. Predict the distance at 6 seconds. Justify your prediction.
a little farther than the previous interval by
GRAPHICALLY about 2-3 inches.
The graph shows the minimum salaries in major league baseball over a recent 18-year period and the average
salaries in major league baseball over the same period. Salaries are measured in dollars and time is measured after
the starting year (year 0).

6. Which line is which, and how do you know?

Minimum salaries have to be smaller than the
average salaries, so the minimum is the graph
on the bottom.

7. After Peter Ueberroth’s resignation as baseball commissioner in 1988 and his successor’s untimely death in 1989,
the team owners broke free of previous restrictions and began an era of competitive spending on player salaries.
Identify where the 1990 salaries appear in the graph and explain how you can spot them.
Year 10 because that is right before the steep increase in average salaries.

8. The owners attempted to halt the uncontrolled spending by proposing a salary cap, which prompted a players’
strike in 1994. The strike caused the 1995 season to be shortened and left many fans angry. Identify where the
1995 salaries appear in the graph and explain how you can spot them.
Year 15. That is the dip in salaries.
ALGEBRAICALLY
The following equation models US Air Travel from 1987 to 2000 where x stands for the number of years since
1987 and P stands for the number of passengers in millions.
P= 1.13 x 2 + 3.1x + 443
9. How many passengers were there in 1991?
𝑷𝑷(𝟒𝟒) = 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒. 473 passengers in 1991.

10. According to the algebraic model, when will the number of passengers reach 900 million?

18.78 years or in 2005. Find 𝑷𝑷(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 by graphing 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 and find the point of intersection with 𝑷𝑷(𝒙𝒙).
11. Do you think that this algebraic model will still be valid in the year 2007? Explain why or why not.
No, because the model is growing fast and is becoming less accurate after the year 2000.

NUMERICALLY, GRAPHICALLY, and ALGEBRAICALLY

The table shows the number of cellular phone subscribers in the US and their average local monthly bill in the
years from 1988 to 2001. Make two scatter plots in your calculator showing the number of subscribers and the
average local monthly bill as functions of time, letting time t = the number of years since 1988. You will need to
turn on a second STAT PLOT. Label your list as shown
12. One scatter plot looks linear. Use linear regression and write the
equation of the model. Graph it. Average
Subscribers
List 3 is close to linear. Let 1988 be year zero (𝒙𝒙 = 𝟎𝟎). Average bill Year Local Monthly
(millions)
is modeled by Bill ($)
1988 1.6 95.00
𝑩𝑩(𝒙𝒙) = −𝟒𝟒. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 + 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗
1989 2.7 85.52
13. One scatter plot looks quadratic. Use quadratic regression and write
1990 4.4 83.94
the equation of the model. Graph it.
1991 6.4 74.56
List 2 looks to be half a quadratic. Let 1988 be year zero (𝒙𝒙 = 𝟎𝟎). 1992 8.9 68.51
The number of subscribers is modeled by 1993 13.1 67.31
𝑺𝑺(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟐𝟐. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 + 𝟒𝟒. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 1994 19.3 58.65
1995 28.2 52.45
14. Use your models to answer:
1996 38.2 48.84
a. How many subscribers in 2010? 1997 48.7 43.86
𝑺𝑺(𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐) ≈ 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 million subscribers.
1998 60.8 39.88
1999 76.3 40.24
b. When will the average local monthly bill be $38.50? 2000 97.0 45.15
2001 118.4 45.56
𝑩𝑩(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟓. Graph 𝑩𝑩(𝒙𝒙) and 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟓, find intersection.
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 or in 1999.
15. Which model is better and why?
The quadratic model is better because the curve fits the data more closely than the linear regression curve.
1.3 Factoring APPLICATION
Solve by factoring. Solve by graphing.
1. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 23𝑥𝑥 − 138 = 8𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑥𝑥 2 + 2 2. 0 = −2𝑥𝑥 2 + 16𝑥𝑥 − 34

VERBALLY – Write an equation or equations to represent the following. Then solve by factoring.
3. The product of two numbers is 640. Their difference is 12. Find these numbers.

𝒙𝒙𝒙𝒙 = 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔
𝒙𝒙 − 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

4. One side of a rectangle is 3 feet shorter than twice the other side. Find the sides if the area is 209 ft2.

5. The length of the sides of a right triangle are measured as three consecutive even numbers. Find the values of
these sides.
ALGEBRAICALLY
6. Chuck chucks a pair of Chucks upward from the top of a 1200 ft tall Chuck E Cheese. The height of the shoes, in
ft, t seconds after he threw it is ℎ(𝑡𝑡) = −16𝑡𝑡 2 + 160𝑡𝑡 + 1200.

a. What does the ℎ(3) mean? Find it.

𝒉𝒉(𝟑𝟑) is the height of the Chucks after 3 seconds.

𝒉𝒉(𝟑𝟑) = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 feet

b. Use factoring to determine how long it takes for the shoes to hit the ground.
𝟎𝟎 = −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒕𝒕𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒕𝒕 = −𝟓𝟓 or 𝒕𝒕 = 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟓
𝟎𝟎 = −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏�𝒕𝒕𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 − 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕�
𝟎𝟎 = (𝒕𝒕 + 𝟓𝟓)(𝒕𝒕 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏)
7. Write the equation of a quadratic function whose zeros are 3 and -2.

8. Determine the value of k so that the roots of the equation 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + 36 = 0 are equal.

GRAPHICALLY
9. Use factoring to determine the zeros of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 15𝑥𝑥. DO NOT GRAPH ON CALCULATOR!!!

a. Now that you know the zeros of the function make a rough sketch of the graph WITHOUT your calculator
given 𝑓𝑓(−2) = 14.