Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
NOTES
y=a(x-p)(x-g)
X Intersepts
Vertex: (h,k)
Point: (x,y)
X Intersepts
- Solve for a
- Write a equation
- Leave in form y=a(x-p)(x-g)
- 3 pts/ 3 equations
- Solve the system for a,b,c
- Plug into equation y=ax^2+bx+c
Vertex: (h,k)
Point: (x,y)
- Solve for a
- Use a,h,k
- to write an equation y=a(x-h)^2+k
Monday, January 31, 2011
Graphs !!!
Standard form of a quadratic equation.
Standard form of a parabolic equation.
y = x2 + bx + c
y = a(x - h)2 + k
vertex (h, k)
- If you change a it makes the graph open up or down
- Up when a is positive.
- Down when a is negative.
- Fractions (0 < a < 1) make the parabola wider.
- Numbers (a > 1) make the graph narrower.
- Changing h, h is the number inside the ( ) that moves the parabola to the right or left.
- you have to move it in the opposite direction.
- if you have (x + 2)2 the graph moves two places to the left.
- if you have (x - 3)2 the graph moves three places to the right.
- Changing k, k is the number outside the ( ) that moves the parabola up or down.
- if you have (x)2 + 2 the graph moves up two places.
- if you have (x)2 - 3 the graph moves down three places.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
- Difference of two squares
- a2- b2 = (a + b)(a - b)
- x2-25= (x+5) (x-5)
- x2-
- a2- b2 = (a + b)(a - b)
- Trinomial perfect squares
- a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b)(a + b) or (a + b)2
- 3 examples
- a2 - 2ab + b2 = (a - b)(a - b) or (a - b)2
- 3 examples
- a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b)(a + b) or (a + b)2
- Difference of two cubes
- a3 - b3
- 3 - cube root 'em
- 2 - square 'em
- 1 - multiply and change
- 3 examples
- a3 - b3
- Sum of two cubes
- a3 + b3
- 3 - cube root 'em
- 2 - square 'em
- 1 - multiply and change
- 3 examples
- a3 + b3
- Binomial expansion
- (a + b)3 = Use the pattern
- (a + b)4 = Use the pattern
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Quadrilaterals
Quadrilaterals
- four sides
- sum of the interior angles is 360 degrees
Kite
- 2 pair of congruent sides
- consective sides are not congruent

- both pairs of oppisite sides are congruent
- both pairs of oppisite angles are congruent
- 4 right angles
- diagonals are congruent
- parellelogram with 4 congruent sides
- diagonals are perpendicular
- pair of oppisite angles
- all sides are congruent
- angles are are congruent
- diagonals intersect at 90 degrees
Trapizoid
- 1 pair of parellel sides
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Isosceles Right Triangle

An isosceles right triangle has angles of 45 degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees.
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