Algebra 2 Honors 2nd Semester 07-08

2008-06-02T08:36:00.001-04:00

Books!
tomorrow is the absolute last day to turn in your book!
don't forget to bring it in!
go to your bedroom now and put your book in your bag NOW, not later. NOW!

Extra Credit opportunity!

click on the following link:http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1
This film was made by a 15 year old girl. It is the hottest thing on the Internet and on Fox News. Lizzie Palmer who put this YouTube program together is 15 years old. There have been over 3,000,000 hits as of this morning. Watch all of it.......and, pass it on!!
After you've watched it, for 5 extra credit points, create a card thanking a soldier in Iraq for all that they do. I will be mailing these overseas next week. You may address it to no one in particular or you may address it to my friends Merc or Jen.
create 2 cards and get 10 extra credit points.
create 3 cards and you do it out of the kindness of your heart b/c you truly do wish to thank the soldiers over in Iraq for fighting for your freedom, not because you're going to get more extra credit!

2008-05-30T13:47:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday!!!!

Final Exam Review

make sure you complete the final exam review
if you don't, you won't know what it is you don't know to be able to ask an intelligent question
remember, you will be allowed to bring in a page of notes to use on your exam
8 and a half by 11 inch paper
one side only
handwritten (no typing)
name in the upper right hand corner

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#12.2

11, 12, 35, 41

Don't forget your ORGANIZED binders tomorrow!

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#9.3

(27, 29)

Ch. 9 Test

pg. 579

(1-29) odd

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#9.2

(23, 26, 27, 32, 35)

Algebra 2 Honors Final Exam Review

(1-20) all

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#9.6 Solving Rational Equations

(15-49) odd

#9.1 Inverse and Joint Variations

(5-47) odd
(55)

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Ch. 8 Pre-Test solutions are online!

Final Exam Review is also online!

#9.5

(27-45) odd
(52)

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Ch. 8 Pre-Test

go to msichan.com to download

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#9.4 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

(17-49) odd

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#8.6 continued

(26-66) even

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#8.6

(25-57) odd

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#8.5

(14-54) 1st column
(59-65) all
(88-90) all

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#8.4

(17-63) odd
(65, 67)
(82-91) all

Have a PG-13 weekend!

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#8.3 The Number e

(17-47) odd
(70, 76)
(81, 82)

#8.4 Logarithmic Functions

(17-63) odd
(65, 67)
(82-91) all

2008-05-07T12:57:00.002-04:00

Tonight's HW:

Quiz pg. 485 (1-16) all

Monday's HW
#8.1

(25-41) odd
(57-67) odd
(68, 69)

Tuesday's HW:

#8.2

(11-23) odd
(25-40) 1st column
(43, 45)

2008-05-02T13:56:00.002-04:00

"Challenge" and "Test Preparation"

there are "Challenge" and "Test Preparation" problem(s) at the end of each section of #7.1-#7.7
I want you to do those problems.
Pay particular attention to the ones in sections #7.4, #7.5, and #7.6

2008-04-30T11:21:00.001-04:00

#7.6 Solving Radical Equations

(17-47) odd

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#7.5 Graphing Square Root and Cubic Root Functions

Aim 1: to compare graphs
Aim 2: to graph a square root function
Aim 3: to graph a cube root function
Aim 4: to find the domain and range of a function

(15, 17, 19-21)
(23-39) odd

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#7.4

(15-51) odd

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#7.3

(13-51) odd

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#7.2 Properties of Rational Exponents

(23-81) every 3rd problem

#7.1 nth Roots and Rational Exponents

(13-56) all

2008-04-18T11:15:00.000-04:00

Ch. 6 Test on Monday!!!!!!

practice test and solutions are online!

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#6.8 Analyzing Graphs

(13-21) odd
(23-28) all

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#6.7 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

(15-44) first column

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Q 6.1-6.5 today!

worth 63 points!

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#6.6

(15-21) odd
(33-43) odd

to download geogebra for free, click o the link below:

geogebra.org

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#6.5

(19, 21, 23, 27-55) odd

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#6.4 Practice C Worksheet

(1-46) all

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#6.2

(53, 63)
(65-71) odd

#6.3

(13-59) 1st column

#6.4

(19-25) odd
(33-80) 1st columnb

2008-04-07T11:09:00.002-04:00

#6.1 Using Properties of Exponents

(17-51)

#6.2 Evaluating and Graphing Polynomial Functions

(15-47) odd
(53, 63)
(65-71) odd

2008-03-27T12:39:00.000-04:00

Happy Spring Break!!!!!

2008-03-20T12:19:00.002-04:00

Ch. 5 Test in class today!

Mid-Term Practice Exam

go to msichan.com to download or view
work should be done on your own paper
answers are also on the website

2008-03-19T12:59:00.002-04:00

#5.8 Modeling with Quadratic Functions

(7-23) odd

Ch. 5 Review pgs.314-316

(1-35) odd; check your answers! The odds are in the back of the book!

Ch. 5 Test tomorrow!

you can bring in a 5x7 index card of notes!

2008-03-18T14:26:00.000-04:00

#5.7

(17-44) first column
omit 35, 38

2008-03-17T14:37:00.001-04:00

Ch. 4 Test today!

no new HW
hope you did well, Austin!
congrats on your win Fri., Liz and Ve!
:o)

2008-03-13T14:24:00.003-04:00

Ch. 4 Practice Test

go to msichan.com to download or see

#5.5 Completing the Square

Aim 1: to complete the square

Aim 2: to solve a quadratic eqn by completing the square

Aim 3: to rewrite a quadratic fn into vertex form

(23-61) 1st column
(63-67) all
(73, 75, 77)

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#5.3

(19-69) odd

#5.4

(18-63) every 3rd question

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#5.2 Solving Quadratic Eqns.
Aims 1-4: to factor trinomials
Aim 5: to solve a quadratic eqn.

(23-45) odd

#4.5 Solving Systems Using Inverse Matrices

Aim 1: to write a system of eqns. as a matrix eqn.
Aim 2: to solve a system of eqns. written as a matrix eqn.

(11-33) odd

2008-03-05T11:23:00.003-05:00

#4.4 Matrices and Determinants

Aim 1: to find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix
Aim 2: to solve a matrix equation
Aim 3: skip
Aim 4: to convert a message into row matrices
Aim 5: to encode a message
Aim 6: to decode a message

(13-35) odd
(40, 44)

FunCAT Quiz NAME _________________

Due at the beginning of class on Friday, March 7, 2008!!! Put All Work and Answers on Your Own Paper --- Work must be Shown to Earn Credit!!!!!!

1. The “lightweighting” process makes it possible for manufacturers to use less material to produce glass bottles. In 1972 it took 75.7 pounds of glass to produce 100 16-ounce glass bottles. In 1992 it took 48 pounds of glass to make the same number and size of bottles. What is the percent decrease in the number of pounds of glass used in 1972 compared with 1992 to produce 100 16-ounce bottles?

2. Tanisha and some friends from her bicycle club went on a training ride from West Palm Beach to Miami. They planned to ride 45 miles from West Palm Beach to Ft. Lauderdale, another 10 miles to Hollywood, and finally 15 miles to Miami. Tanisha’s bicycle got a flat tire north of Miami, and she was unable to complete the training ride. Her odometer showed she had traveled 60 miles. Approximately what percent of the training ride did Tanisha complete?

3. A bicycle store owner sells all merchandise at 25% above original cost. A customer bought a bicycle for $140.00. How many dollars did the store owner originally pay for the bicycle?

4. At the close of the stock market on Monday, the value of a certain stock was $12.00 per share. By the close on Tuesday, the value of the stock went up 50% per share. At close on Wednesday, the value of the stock was down 5% per share from Tuesday’s closing value.

A: determine the value of the stock at closing on Tuesday.
B: determine the value of the stock at closing on Wednesday.
C: determine the percent change in the value of the stock from Monday to
Wednesday.

5. The Regal High Debate Club qualified for the state meet. How many possible two-member debate teams can be formed from a pool of six students in the Regal High Debate Club?

6. The four members of an a cappella singing group, two men and two women, always stand in a row when they sing. If they line up in random order, what is the probability that a woman will be at each end of the row?

7. A geneticist studying twins read that fraternal twins occur in 1 out of every 80 births. In a sample of 560 mothers-to-be, how many would be expected to give birth to fraternal twins?

8. Ed bowled six games at Jordan’s Bowlerama. For the first 5 games that Ed bowled, his mean score was 120. He bowled a score of 180 for his 6th game. What was his mean bowling score for all 6 games?

9. A wholesaler is offering two different package deals of roses and carnations to florists. One package contains 20 dozen roses and 34 dozen carnations for $504.00. The other package contains 15 dozen roses and 17 dozen carnations for $327.00. This information can be represented by the system of equations below, where r represents the cost of one dozen roses and c represents the cost of one dozen carnations.
20r + 34c = 504
15r + 17c = 327 Solve the system of equations to find the cost of a
dozen roses.

10. Chris stopped for gas twice on along car trip. The price of gas at the first station was $1.45 per gallon, and the price of gas at the second station was $1.55 per gallon. On the trip, Chris bought a total of 20 gallons of gas and spent $29.80. This information can be represented by the following equations, where x is the number of gallons of gas Chris bought at the first station and y is the number of gallons of gas Chris bought at the second station.

x + y = 20
1.45x + 1.55y = 29.80

Solve the system of equations to find the number of gallons of gas Chris bought at the first station.

11. At the end of 1980, the population of Jacksonville, Florida, was approximately 541,000. By the end of 1990, the population had increased by about 20%. If the population continues to increase at this rate, what will be the population of Jacksonville at the end of 2020?

12. Krista has decided to enter a local marathon. As part of her training, she is going to increase the number of miles she runs every week by 3 miles. If Krista runs 12 miles in the first week, how many miles will she run during the ninth week?

13. The drama club plans to sell cans of orange soda and lemon-lime soda at its annual theater event. The club has enough money to buy a total of 288 cans of soda and has decided to buy twice as many cans of lemon-lime soda as orange soda. Determine the number of cans of each flavor of soda the drama club will buy for the event.

14. A science lab needs a right circular cylindrical container that holds exactly 15 gallons of liquid and is 24 inches tall. A reference manual states that 231 cubic inches is equivalent to one gallon. What is the approximate radius in inches, of the container?

15. A rectangular piece of window screen has a width of 1.75 feet. The packaging label says the screen is 42 square feet. What is the length of the screen?

16. On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew their first powered airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. They flew the plane a distance of 852 feet in 59 seconds. If the Wrights’ plane had continued at the same rate of speed, about how many minutes would it have taken them to fly 1 mile?

2008-03-04T11:26:00.000-05:00

FunCAT Practice Prblems

http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/fc0mib1r.pdf
you are to complete whatever we did not finish in class today

2008-02-25T13:36:00.000-05:00

Prepare for the Ch. 1 Requiz tomorrow!

You will have the Ch. 3 Test on Wednesday!

2008-02-22T11:15:00.000-05:00

#4.1

(12-36) even
(37, 38, 42)

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#3.6 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in 3 Variables

Aim 1: to solve a system in 3 variables
Aims 2/3: to recognize when a system has no solution or many solutions

(13, 15, 17, 20, 25)
Ch. 3 Practice Test

go to msichan.com to download
the "real" Ch. 3 Test will be next week Wednesday

the Ch. 1 Requiz will be next Tuesday

2008-02-20T11:10:00.003-05:00

#3.5 Graphing Linear Eqns. in Three Variables

Aim 1: to plot points in 3 dimensions
Aim 2: to graph a linear eqn in 3 variables
Aim 3: to evaluate a function of 2 variables

(19-45) odd

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#3.4 Linear Programming

Aim 1: to solve a linear programming problem

(9-23) odd

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#3.3 Graphing and Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities

Aim 1: to graph a system of 2 inequalities
Aim 2: to graph a system of three inequalities
Aim 3: to write and use a system of inequalities

(12-14) all
(27-43) odd

2008-02-13T11:17:00.003-05:00

#3.1 Solving Linear Systems by Graphing

Aim 1: to determine whether an ordered pair is a solution to a system
Aim 2: to solve a system graphically
Aim 3: to determine whether a system has no solution or many solutions
Aim 4: to write a linear system from a word problem and use it to solve problem

(12-34) even
(42-52) even
(55)

Don't forget that the Ch. 2 Test is this Friday!

#3.2 Solving Linear Systems Algebraically

Aim 1: to solve a system by substitution

Aims 2/3: to solve a system by using the linear combination method

Aim 4: to recognize when a system has no solution or many solutions

Aim 5: real world connxn.

(12-28) even
(57)

2008-02-12T13:12:00.000-05:00

Q 2.1-2.4 today!

no new HW assignment
make sure you have completed last night's HW assignment:
Ch. 2 Book Test pg. 133 (1-27) all
Ch. 2 Test will be this Friday!
Vega and Andrea, where were you guys today?

2008-02-11T14:27:00.000-05:00

Ch.2 Test (book)

pg. 133
(1-27) all
Ch. 2 Test will be on FridaY!

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Practice Quiz 2.1 - 2.4

actual quiz will be next Wednesday
go to Algebra 2 regular blog and do problems (2-20) even

2008-02-07T12:56:00.000-05:00

Factoring

Aim 1: to factor a quadratic expression

Aim 2: to write the equation of a line given certain characteristics

Factor each expression:

(^ means raised to.)

(5x^2 means 5 x raised to the 2nd power or 5 x squared)

1. x^2+3x+2
2. x^2-13x+12
3. t^2-7t-44
4. 3x^2+31x+36
5. 2x^2-19x+24
6. 5r^2+23r+26
7. 2m^2-11m+15
8. 5t^2+28t+32
9. 2x^2-27x+36
10. 3x^2+7x-20
11. 5y^2+12y-32
12. 7x^2-8x-12
13. 3x^2+8x-16
14. 28k^2+13k-6
15. 81z^2+36z+4

Write the eqn. of a line in standard formthat has the following characteristics:

16. m=5 and contains the point (-8, 3)

17. contains (5, -3) and (-5, 8)

18. contains (6,-4) and is parallel to 2x-7y=18

19. contains (-7, -8) and is perpendicular to 11x + 4y = 12

20. contains (

2008-02-06T13:02:00.000-05:00

#2.8 Absolute Value Functions

Aim 1: to graph an absolute function
Aim 2: to write an absolute function
Aim 3: to interpret an absolute function

(12-25) all

(34, 35)

2008-02-05T12:57:00.000-05:00

#2.7 Piecewise Functions

Aim 1: to evaluate a piecewise function
Aim 2: to graph a piecewise function
Aim 3: to graph a step function
Aim 4: to write a piecewise function
Aims 5/6: to use a step or piecewise function

(13-20) all
(21-29) odd
(35-39) odd
(50, 51)

2008-02-04T13:06:00.000-05:00

#2.5

(11-14) all
(16, 17)

#2.6

(15-45) odd

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#2.4 Writing Equations of Lines

Aim 1: to write an eqn. given the slope and the y-intercept
Aim 2: to write an eqn. given the slope and a point on the line
Aim 3: to write eqns. of parallel and perpendicular lines
Aim 4: to write an eqn of a line given 2 points on the line
Aim 5: to solve word problems using linear eqns.
Aim 6: to write and use a direct variation eqn.
Aim 7: to identify a direct variation given a table of values

(13-39) odd
(43-55) odd
56, 59

Have a PG-13 weekend!

Go Patriots! Go Giants!

2008-01-31T13:29:00.000-05:00

#2.3 Quick Graphs of Linear Eqns.

Aim 1: to graph from slope-intercept form
Aim 2: to use slope-intercept form of an eqn.
Aim 3: to graph an eqn. written in standard form
Aim 4: to graph horizontal and vertical lines
Aim 5: to use the standard form of an eqn to solve problems

(16-18) all
(19-35) odd
(37-39) all
(43-51) odd
63

2008-01-30T09:48:00.000-05:00

#2.1 Functions and their Graphs

Aim 1: to identify a function
Aim 2: to graph linear functions
Aim 3: to use the vertical line test to determine whether a relation is a function
Aim 4: to graph a function
Aim 5: to evaluate a function

(19-25) odd
(30-37) all
(40, 41)
(43-47) odd

#2.2 Slope and Rate of Change

Aim 1: to find the slope of a line

Aim 2: to classify a line using its slope

Aim 3: to compare the steepness of lines

Aim 4: to classify parallel and perpendicular lines

Aim 5: to use slopes in the real world

(17-19) all
(21-31) odd
(37-47) odd
(49, 50)

If everyone does their HW, I'll probably give y'all a re-quiz on Ch. 1. (It won't be for at least another week though.)

Practice again. (and again. and again. and, well you get the idea.

2008-01-29T11:20:00.000-05:00

Ch. 1 Quiz today!!!!!

no new HW

2008-01-28T13:54:00.000-05:00

Ch. 1 Practice Quiz AND Solutions!!!!!

go to http://msichan.com/ and download the Ch. 1 Practice Quiz AND solutions!
Ch. 1 Quiz tomorrow
I'm not done making up the last four problems
that being said, know your properties (commutative prop of addition, commutative prop. o fmultiplication, associative prop of addition, associative peop. of multiplication, distributive prop., etc.)
also, review how we wrote an absolute value inequality in class today... where we put the midpoint and where we put the average of the extremes....

2008-01-24T19:27:00.000-05:00

#1.7 Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Aim 1: to solve an absolute value eqn.

Aim 2: to solve absolute value inequalities

(27-53) odd

(68, 69, 72, 73)

Practice Quiz Ch. 1

Quiz 2 pg. 40 (5-8)

Quiz 3 pg. 56 (all)

2008-01-24T11:03:00.000-05:00

#1.4 Rewriting Equations and Formulas

Aim: to rewrite a common formula

(25-31) odd
(35-37) all

#1.6 Solving Linear Inequalities

Aim: to solve an inequality

Aim: to solve compound inequalities

(13-18) all
(25-51) odd

Questions? Post them here.

2008-01-22T13:04:00.000-05:00

WELCOME!!!

You have entered the danger zone. Warning! Warning! Warning! (sirens blaring in the background....woop! woop! woop!) You have just arrived at your new blog site. This is the place where I will post your homework assignments, news events, notices of upcoming tests, and worksheets for you to print out at home. It is also a place where you can communicate with your fellow geometricians as you make that slow, treacherous journey through my Algebra 2 Honors class. Use this blog as a means of communicating with your fellow classmates. For instance, if you don't know how to do problem number 11 tonight, then you can post it. Hopefully, someone will read your posting and respond with a hint or an explanation of how to arrive at the answer. Use this blog to your benefit. Also, there are helpful "Educational Links" on the left hand side of the website. Click on each of them to see what they look like. Every now and then, I will offer extra credit for logging in to some of these sites. Until then, happy blogging!!!!

Ms. Chan

Assessment 2

go to http://msichan.com and go to the Algebra 2 Honors page to print out Assessment 2