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100

(x+5)+(3x+9)

4x + 14

100

(7x+4)-(5x+8)

2x-4

100

7(2x+3)

14x+21

100

What are the zero's of this parabola?

f(x) = (x-7)(x+5)

(7,0) and (-5,0)

100

What is the vertex of this parabola?

(1, -4)

100

Biologists discovered an invasive bird species on an island. The function f(x) models the population size (in hundreds of birds) for this species as a function of time (in months) after being discovered. What is the maximum population size?

25 hundred

200

(3x2+4x)+(2x2-3x)

5x2+x

200

(6x2+4)-(3x2+5)

3x2-1

200

3x(2x - 8)

6x-24x

200

What are the zero's of this parabola? 

f(x) = (x+4)(x+10)

(-4, 0) and (-10, 0)

200

What is the axis of symmetry of this parabola?

x = 1

200

Biologists discovered an invasive bird species on an island. The function f(x) models the population size (in hundreds of birds) for this species as a function of time (in months) after being discovered. When did the maximum population occur? 

4 months

300

(-4x2+2x-3)+(5x2-4x+8)

x2-2x+5

300

(2x-4)-(4x-4)

-2x

300

(2x-4)(3x-2)

6x-16x+8

300

Write a possible equation for the parabola in standard form ( y=Ax^2 + Bx + C ) given the solutions are -7 and -3    

Factored Form:

y = (x+7)(x+3)

Standard Form:

y = x^2 + 10x + 21


300

What are the minimum and maximum of this parabola?

Minimum: y=-4

Max: none 

300

Biologists discovered an invasive bird species on an island. The function f(x) models the population size (in hundreds of birds) for this species as a function of time (in months) after being discovered. How many birds were there when the biologists discovered it?

16 hundred

400

(8x2-4x+3)+(7x2+2x-11)

15x2-2x-8

400

(6x2-5x+8)-(4x2-7x+9)

2x2+2x-1

400

(2x+6)(-5x-2)

-10x2-34x-12

400

Write a possible equation for the parabola in standard form (  y=Ax^2 + Bx + C  ) given the solutions are 5 and -2  

Factored Form:

y = (x-5)(x+2)

Standard Form:

y = x^2 - 3x - 10

400

What is the domain and range of this parabola?

Domain: 

(-oo, oo)

Range: 

[-4, oo)

400

Sophie opens a new restaurant. The function  f  models the restaurant's net worth (in thousands of dollars) as a function of time (in months) after Sophie opens it. What portion of the domain results in a positive net worth for Sophie's restaurant?


[6, oo)

500

(5x3+4x2-2x+2)+(2x3-2x2+x+5)

7x3+2x2-x+7

500

(6x3+4x2-4x+5)-(2x3-3x2+5x-5)

4x3+7x2-9x+10

500

Ms. W wants to know how many desks can fit in her classroom next year. 

The length of her classroom is x+5 ft and the width of her classroom is x-4 ft. 

What is the area of her classroom?

x2+x-20 square ft

500

Write a possible equation for the parabola in standard form (   y=Ax^2 + Bx + C   ) given the x-intercepts are (-2, 0) and (3, 0)

Factored Form:

y = (x+2)(x-3)

Standard Form:

y = x^2 - x - 6

500

What is the increase and decrease interval of this parabola?

Increase: 

(1, oo) 

Decrease:

(-oo, 1)

500

Sophie opens a new restaurant. The function  f  models the restaurant's net worth (in thousands of dollars) as a function of time (in months) after Sophie opens it. What is the restaurant's minimum net worth?


-12,000

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