Mr.

Ps Mathematics Class Unit 5

Objective: You will be able to COMPARE properties of quadratic functions represented differently (algebraically,
graphically, tables, and descriptions).

Lesson 1.3: Squares, Squaring, Parabolas, and Quadratics

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Work All parts of the question are
Rubri answered correctly with work
c shown. Complete sentences are
used if necessary.
Do Now
a. What does it mean to square a number?
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The answer is correct but not A small amount of work No attempt was
enough work was shown. -or- was attempted but it is made
The answer is not correct but lots not complete or correct.
of work was shown.
1. Take out pencil and Math notebook
2. Begin Do Now
3. When finished copy Title and CLO
**** CHALLENGE: PARCC QUESTION ****
35. For f ( x)=242 x , find f (2) and find x such that
f ( x)=10 .

b. What is the equation for the square function?

c. What is the graph for a square function? What is the

graph called?

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 Mr. Ps Mathematics Class Unit 5

Objective: You will be able to COMPARE properties of quadratic functions represented differently (algebraically,
graphically, tables, and descriptions).

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Classwork
1. Read this section carefully
2. Write important words and information
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In the investigation you learned that on the graph of f(x)= x two different input values can have the same output. For
instance, the square of 3 and the squareof 3 are both equal to 9. What happens when you try to undo the squaring? If
you want to find a number whose square is 9, is 3 the answer? Or 3? Or are both the answer? In the example you will
learn about a function that undoes squaring.

Example A
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Find the side of the square whose area is 6.25 square centimeters (cm ). Use a graph to check your
answer.

Solution
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Let x represent the side of the square in centimeters. To find it, solve the equation x = 6.25.
When you throw a ball straight up into the air, its height depends on three major factorsits starting position, the
velocity at which it leaves your hand, and the force of gravity. Earths gravity causes objects to accelerate downward,
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gathering speed every second. This acceleration due to gravity, called g, is 32 feet/seconds . It means that the objects
downward speed increases 32 feet/seconds for each second in flight. If you plot the height of the ball at each instant of
time, the graph of the data isa parabola.
Example A
A baseball batter pops a ball straight up. The ball reaches a height of 68 ft before falling back down.
Roughly 4 s after it is hit, the ball bounces off home plate. Sketch a graph that models the balls
height in feet during its flight time in seconds. When is the ball 68 ft high? How many times will it be
20 ft high?

Solution
The sketch at right pictures the balls height from the time it is hit to when it lands on the
ground. When the bat hits the ball, it isa few feet above the ground. So the y-intercept is just
above the origin. The balls height is 0 when it hits the ground just over4 s later. So the parabola
crosses the x-axis near the coordinates(4, 0). The ball is at its maximum height of 68 ft after
about 2 s, or halfway through its flight time.So the vertex of the parabola is near (2, 68).

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The parabola in Example A is a transformation of the equation y= x . The function f(x) = x and transformations of it are
called quadraticfunctions,because the highest power of xis x-squared. The Latin word meaning to square is quadrare. The
function that describes the motion of a ball, and many other projectiles, is a quadratic function. You will learn more about
this function in the investigation.

Exercises
 1. Work Independently to solve the following problems
2. Anything that we dont finish in class, you will have to work on your
own
1. Solve each equation for x.

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b.

2. Solve each equation, if possible.

a.
b.

3. Solve each equation for x. Use a calculator graph to check your answers.

a.
b.

**** CHALLENGE ****

4. Graph the functions f ( x)=3 x 5 and g( x)=x 3 .What do the two graphs tell you about the equation 3 x 5=x 3 ?