Climatic Quadratics
Touring and Solving Quadratics
Swimming Statistics
Linear, Exponential, and Quadratic Functions on Vacation
100

How many terms are in a binomial? Just think of how many pieces are in a bikini. 

2 terms

100

What is the quadratic standard form? Can be used to find the max height of a stone when thrown into a lake. 

f(x)= ax2+bx+c

100

What is the outlier in the following set of data, just like the amount of people in the pool on certain days

31,35,41,40,40,98

The outlier is 98

100

 What type of graph is the graph above? Hint: it relates to a river cruise

A quadratic graph, also called a parabola

200

What does FOIL stand for? (not like aluminum foil used to cover leftovers)

First terms

Inner terms

Outer terms

Last terms

200

Create an equation that has the same solution as

x2-12x+49=22 in order to reach the highest floor of a skyscraper

(x-6)2=9

200

While on vacation Tommy surveyed people about what type of car they had and entered his data into a two way frequency table.

What is the total number of males who have a sports car?

39

200

The answer to f(-2) for f(x)=1/2xwill tell you how many souvenirs you will buy. Solve the equation and get the right answer or you'll get none.

2 souvenirs

300

Multiply the binomials as an entrance ticket to your tour  

(2x+1)(3x+2)

6x2+7x+2

300

Factor the following equation for your tour guide to get a brochure  9x2-30x+25 

(3x-5)2

300

While at a local grocery store on vacation, Sam's parents notice that the price of whole milk has drastically increased since their childhood use this table to answer their question below. 


Year      1998  2000  2002  2004  2006  2008

Average  2.65   2.89  3.00  3.01  3.20  3.77

cost for 1 gallon($)

Based on your line of best fit, how much would you expect to pay for a gallon of whole milk in 2020





$4.68

300

What is the second difference of the following table

x      -2   -1   0   1   2

y     -6   -6   -4   0   6 

2

400

Factor the following equation to pass your life guarding test 

7x2+17x+10

(10+7x)(1+x)

400

In order to get the next directions for your next stop, you need to fill in the number that makes the polynomial a perfect square quadratic 

x2+18x+x

81

400

A sovineer collects data about how many products tourists buy. 

(7,10,54,9,12,8,5) 

Describe how the outlier affects the mean and median in this data. 

The mean decreased by 7.5 and the median decreased by .5

400

What is the solution set to this system of equations? 

y=x2

y=x+2

This answer will give you the coordinates for your hotel.  

(2,4) and (-1,1)

500

Your hotel room has an area of (8x2-14x+3)feet2

What are the dimensions of the length and width?

(4x-1)(2x-3) or (2x-3)(4x-1)

500

If you complete the square and find the vertex of the following problem -2p2-8p+15 your tour guide will let you stay for the next tour free of charge!!

-2(p+2)2+23 Vertex: (-2,23)

500

Lauren went on vacation to New York two times, once in 2000, and another time in 2010. She asked people how many stores they went to while on their trip. Create two box and whisker plots using the following data. 

2000: Min: 6 1st quartile: 14  Median: 20  3rd quartile:22 Max: 27

2010: Min: 8  1st quartile: 11  Median: 17  3rd quartile: 20  Max: 28


500

A system of function is given on the map of the ocean representing the directions of cruise ships 

x2+2x-8

-x2-3x+5

Which of these values of x work for f(x)=g(x) (round to the nearest 10th)

-4.1,-2.3,-2,-1,0.5,1.6

-4.1 and 1.6

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