Chapter 10 Plan What are your goals for Chapter 10? How can you accomplish each goal? 1 Be prepared before and during class. • • • • 2 Understand the homework to the point where you could do it without needing any help or hints. • • • 3 Use the P.O.W.E.R. framework to help you analyze how you save money: Determine Your Saving Style. • • • 4 Write your own goal. • What are your objectives for Chapter 10? How can you accomplish each objective? 1 Be able to solve quadratic equations of different forms using several different methods. Be able to choose the most efficient method. • Learn the different methods for Solving Quadratic Equations. • Know when to use factoring, the square root property, completing the square, and the quadratic formula. 2 Be able to use the quadratic formula to solve an applied problem, and use the discriminant to determine the type and number of solutions. • Learn the different types of solutions you can get for a quadratic equation by calculating the value of the discriminant. • Review the procedure for Solving Applied Problems. 3 Be able to solve equations that are in quadratic form, including equations with radicals. • Review the procedures for Eliminating Fractions in Equations. • Review factoring methods. • Learn how to use substitution to solve quadratic equations. 4 Be able to solve several different types of applied problems using any method in this chapter. • Learn the procedure for Solving Applied Problems. • Always draw a diagram or chart, when appropriate. • Learn the formula for problems involving volume and area. 5 Be able to graph parabolas given different forms of an equation. Be able to identify several things about the graph, including the vertex and max/min values if it is a quadratic function. • Learn how to graph quadratic functions and understand how the graph shifts based on the information given in the equation. • Be able to identify the vertex of a parabola from its equation. • Recognize which equations represent parabolas that open vertically and which represent parabolas that open horizontally. www.mhhe.com/messersmith CHAPTER 10 Quadratic Equations and Functions 609
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