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Math II

Connect real and complex numbers, polynomials, quadratics, proof, circles, trigonometry, probability, and modeling.

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A09-V01

Write an absolute-value equation from a vertex, opening direction, and arm slope

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

Absolute-value vertex form assigns a separate job to each parameter. We’ll use the vertex for the horizontal and vertical shifts, use arm-slope magnitude and opening direction for the signed scale, …

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A10-V01

Write a square-root equation from an endpoint, direction, and scale

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

A square-root equation can be reconstructed from its endpoint, direction, and scale. We’ll place the endpoint into transformed-root form, use the branch direction to fix the sign of the scale, …

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A11-V01

Evaluate a piecewise-defined function at a given x-value

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

Evaluating a piecewise function begins with interval membership, not substitution. We’ll test the target input against the conditions, use the inclusive or strict boundary symbol to identify exactly one rule, …

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A12-V01

Classify step versus piecewise-linear behavior from evidence

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

A function family is determined by how the output behaves within each interval, not merely by the number of pieces. We’ll check whether each band is constant or changing, look …

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A13-V01

Translate a context into an exact piecewise graph record

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

A contextual piecewise graph starts by naming the input and output with units. We’ll translate each fee band into a rule and interval, turn threshold wording into open or closed …

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F-IF.7.b M2-022-A14-V01

Identify a parent family and domain from invariant shape

Graph square-root, cube-root, absolute-value, step, and piecewise-defined functions, showing key features by hand in simple cases and with technology when the functions are more complicated.

Parent families have invariant shape clues that survive changes of scale. We’ll look first for one-sided versus two-sided extent, then distinguish a curved endpoint branch from a V, an S-curve, …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A01-V01

Identify the zeros of a quadratic from factored form

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Factored form exposes zeros through the zero-product property. We’ll set the product equal to zero, solve each factor equation separately with careful sign handling, and substitute both inputs to confirm …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A02-V01

Identify the axis of symmetry of a quadratic from factored form

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

A quadratic’s factored form locates two symmetric x-intercepts, and their midpoint gives the vertical symmetry axis. We’ll solve the factors for the roots, average those inputs, and use equal horizontal …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A03-V01

Find the vertex of a quadratic from factored form

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Factored form locates a quadratic’s vertex through symmetry without requiring expansion. We’ll read the roots, average them for the axis input, evaluate the original product there, and use the leading …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A04-V01

Identify the vertex from completed-square form of a quadratic

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Completed-square form makes the vertex a parameter-reading problem. We’ll match the rule to a times the square of x minus h, plus k, reverse the sign inside the binomial, and …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A05-V01

Read a quadratic extremum into separate fields

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

An extremum record separates three related facts: its type, the input where it occurs, and the output attained there. We’ll read the vertex from completed-square form, use the scale factor’s …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A06-V01

Find the y-intercept of a quadratic from its equation

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

An intercept is found by fixing the coordinate that belongs to its axis. For the vertical-axis crossing, we’ll set the input to zero, simplify every term carefully, write the result …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A07-V01

Choose the equivalent quadratic form that best reveals zeros

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Equivalent quadratic forms are useful because each exposes a different feature. We’ll match the requested zeros to a product of linear factors, build that product from a signed pair with …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A08-V01

Factor a quadratic and solve its zero factors

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Factoring and solving are two distinct stages joined by the zero-product property. We’ll first match a signed integer pair to the constant product and linear sum, verify the factorization by …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A09-V01

Complete the square and identify the extremum

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Completing the square trades standard form for a form that displays symmetry and the extremum. We’ll square half the linear coefficient, add and subtract that same amount to preserve equivalence, …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A10-V01

Match quadratic forms to directly visible features

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

One parabola can carry several algebraic descriptions, each acting like a different lens. We’ll verify the forms are equivalent, then read the vertical intercept and opening from standard form, the …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A11-V01

Derive an exact quadratic sketch fingerprint

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

An exact sketch fingerprint should derive enough checked landmarks to determine one parabola unambiguously. We’ll combine roots and their midpoint with the vertex, opening, vertical intercept, and a reflected point …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A13-V01

Find a missing parameter in a quadratic from its structured form and a given feature

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

A stated graph feature becomes an equation for the missing parameter. We’ll translate the named intercept into its fixed input-output condition, substitute that point into the structured quadratic, solve the …

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F-IF.8.a M2-023-A15-V01

Decide quadratic equivalence by coefficient comparison

Use factoring and completing the square to reveal zeros, extrema, and symmetry of quadratics.

Polynomial equivalence is an all-input claim, so one matching test value is not enough. We’ll rewrite both quadratics in the same standard form, compare the coefficients of every power of …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A01-V01

Interpret the base of an exponential growth model as a percent increase

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

An exponential growth base combines the retained whole with the added fraction. We’ll identify the repeated multiplier, subtract one to isolate only the gain, convert that decimal to percent, and …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A02-V01

Convert an exponential decay base to a percent decrease

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

A decay base tells us the fraction retained, not the fraction lost. We’ll subtract the repeated multiplier from one to find the loss, convert that difference to percent, and keep …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A03-V01

Rewrite an exponential model so the input uses a different time unit

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Changing an exponential model’s time unit changes how many old intervals the exponent counts, while preserving the same function. We’ll convert the new time variable into old intervals, substitute that …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A04-V01

Rewrite an exponential expression with a shifted exponent to show the initial value at t = 0

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

A shift in the exponent hides a constant power of the base inside the expression. We’ll split the exponent sum into variable and constant powers, combine the constant power with …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A05-V01

Compare two exponential expressions for equivalence by rewriting one with exponent rules

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Exponential equivalence becomes visible after both expressions share the same variable power. We’ll split the shifted exponent with the product rule, evaluate and combine the constant factors, and compare the …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A06-V01

Interpret doubling time or half-life from an exponential function

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Doubling time and half-life connect a special multiplier to the input interval that applies it. We’ll identify the factor produced by a one-unit increase in the exponent, interpret whether it …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A07-V01

Find the cumulative percent change from an exponential multiplier over several periods

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Repeated percent changes compound through multipliers rather than by adding the period rates. We’ll raise the one-period factor to the number of periods, subtract the original whole from the cumulative …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A08-V01

Find the single-period percent change from a multi-period exponential factor

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Recovering one period from a multi-period factor reverses compounding. We’ll model the total factor as a power of the unknown period multiplier, take the applicable positive root, convert the recovered …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A09-V01

Interpret exponential-model parameters with units

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Interpreting an exponential model means attaching quantities, units, and intervals to every parameter. We’ll evaluate at zero for the initial output, interpret the unitless base per one input interval, test …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A10-V01

Choose the equivalent exponential form that makes the requested feature easiest to read

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

Equivalent exponential forms can reveal different features of the same function. We’ll rewrite the variable exponent to be exactly the input, absorb the fixed power into the coefficient, and verify …

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F-IF.8.b M2-024-A11-V01

Validate an exponential rewrite with a rule and check

Use exponent properties to interpret exponential expressions, including percent growth and decay.

A valid exponential rewrite needs a rule that proves equality for every input, not just a matching example. We’ll identify the exponent operation, apply the corresponding identity symbolically, simplify the …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A01-V01

Compare two quadratic vertex records

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

A vertex comparison has separate horizontal, vertical, and extremum-type dimensions. We’ll read each vertex from its form, use the squared-term sign to classify its extremum, compare both coordinates, and avoid …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A02-V01

Compare two quadratic real-zero sets

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

Comparing zeros means comparing their values, multiplicities, and set relationship rather than only their counts. We’ll solve every factor equation, preserve repeats in multisets, form the distinct-zero sets, and then …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A03-V01

Compare two y-intercepts at x=0

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

A y-intercept comparison holds the input fixed at zero for both functions. We’ll evaluate each complete rule at that shared input, especially any grouped expression, and compare the resulting outputs …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A04-V01

Compare two quadratic axes of symmetry

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

Axes of symmetry can be extracted differently from different quadratic forms but compared as the same kind of vertical line. We’ll average factored-form roots, read the vertex-form center with the …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A05-V01

Compare constant linear rate with changing quadratic rate

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

Linear and quadratic rates must be compared over equal input steps and at the same level of change. We’ll identify the line’s constant first difference, derive the quadratic’s input-dependent first …

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F-IF.9 M2-025-A07-V01

Compare two function values at the same input across representations

Compare function properties across representations, especially quadratic comparisons.

A pointwise comparison is fair only when both functions use the same allowable input. We’ll verify domain membership, evaluate each complete representation at that input, and compare the outputs and …

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