SECONDARY MATH II // MODULE 1

QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS – 1.1 1.1

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READY
Topic: Distributive Property
Simplify the following expressions
1. 3 2x + 7 Answer: 6x+21 2. −12 5x − 4 Answer: -60x+48

3. 5a −3a + 13 Answer: -15a2+65a 4. 9x 6x − 2 Answer: 54x2 – 18x

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5. 12x + 18 6. 10a − 25b 7. 121x + 22
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Answer: 8x2+12x Answer: 8a2 – 20ab Answer: -44x2 – 8x

SET
Topic: Recognizing Linear Exponential and Quadratic Functions
In each set of 3 functions, one will be linear and one will be exponential. One of the three will be
a new category of function. List the characteristics in each table that helped you to identify the
linear and the exponential functions. What are some characteristics of the new function? Find
an explicit and recursive equation for each.

8. Linear, exponential, or a new kind of function?

a. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) b. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) c. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥)
6 64 6 36 6 11
7 128 7 49 7 13
8 256 8 64 8 15
9 512 9 81 9 17
10 1024 10 100 10 19

Type and characteristics? Type and characteristics? Type and characteristics?
Answer: Ratio of 2 between Answer: Goes by different Answer: Difference of 2
amounts, new kind. between outputs, Linear.
outputs, Exponential.
Explicit equation: Explicit equation: Explicit equation:
𝒙 𝟐 Answer: Different, not Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙)
= 𝒙 expected students can

create yet.
Recursive equation: Recursive equation: Recursive equation:
Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) ∙ 𝟐 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) + 𝟐
𝒇(𝟏) = 𝟐 𝒇(𝟔) = 𝟑𝟔 𝒇(𝟔) = 𝟏𝟏
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9. Linear, exponential, or a new kind of function?

d. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) e. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) f. 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥)
-2 -17 -2 1/25 -2 9
-1 -12 -1 1/5 -1 6
0 -7 0 1 0 5
1 -2 1 5 1 6
2 3 2 25 2 9

Type and characteristics? Type and characteristics? Type and characteristics?
Answer: Difference of 5 Answer: Ratio of 5 between Answer: Different amounts
outputs, Exponential. being added, new kind.
between outputs, Linear.
Explicit equation: Explicit equation: Explicit equation:
Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟕 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓 Answer: Different, not
expected students can
create yet.
Recursive equation: Recursive equation: Recursive equation:
Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) + 𝟓 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) ∙ 𝟓 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝟏) + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒇(𝟏) = −𝟐 𝒇(𝟏) = 𝟓 𝒇(𝟏) = 𝟔
10. Graph the functions from the tables in #8 and #9. Add any additional characteristics you notice
from the graph. Place your axes so that you can show all 5 points. Identify your scale. Write your
explicit equation above the graph.
a. Equation: 𝒙
b. Equation: Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 c. Equation: Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐

d. Equation: e. Equation: f. Equation:

Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟕 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓𝒙 Answer: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓

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Topic: Rates of Change
Identify the rate of change in each of the representations below.
2 2

11. 12. 13.
1 1 Answer: -3
Answer: 4 x f(x)
25 65 Answer: 3
–2 2 4 6
–6 –4 –2 2 26 4 68 6

–1 –1 27 71
28 74
–2

–2
14. Answer: 5
–3
–3
4 f 0 = 7; f n + 1 = f n + 5

–4
–4
3
15. 16.
2 Slope of 𝐴𝐵
A(-3, 12) B(-11, -16)
𝟐
Answer:
𝟓 1
𝟕
Answer: 𝟐 = 𝟑. 𝟓

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6

–1

17. George is loading freight into an elevator. He notices that the weight limit for the elevator is 1000 lbs. He
–2
knows that he weighs 210 lbs. He has loaded 15 boxes into the elevator. Each box weighs 50 lbs. Identify
the rate of change for this situation. Answer: 50 lbs per box
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18. 19.
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Independent variable 4 5 6 7 8 𝑓 −4 = 24 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓 6 = −36
Answer: -6
Dependent variable 5 5.5 6 6.5 7

Answer: .5

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