Finding Extrema
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What do we call the highest point in a region of a graph?
What is a local/absolute maximum?
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Besides teaching, what other job does Mr. B. do for Alvarado ISD?
What is driving a school bus?
Bonus Pts: Bus 9
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What holiday in November gives us a week off of school?
What is Thanksgiving?
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What Alvarado tradition involves the 24 hours leading up to the Homecoming game?
What is the Beating of the Drum?
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What time does the school day begin at Alvarado High School?
What is 8:35am?
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What do we call the lowest point in a region of a graph?
What is a local/absolute minimum?
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What two math classes does Mr. B. teach this year?
What are Precalculus and Pre-AP Geometry?
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Which holiday provides us with a 4-day weekend next month?
What is Columbus Day?
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What play did the theater group just perform?
What is Beetlejuice?
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What online platform does Mr. B. use to post class assignments and resources?
What is Google Classroom?
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Find the local extremum of f(x)=x² - 6x + 5.
What is the minimum at (3, −4)?
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What student organization does Mr. B. sponsor?
What is FCA?
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What is the last holiday of each year?
What is New Year’s Eve?
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Who is the superintendent of Alvarado ISD?
Who is Dr. Estes?
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Without asking your scholar, name the math course they are currently taking with Mr. B.
What is Precalculus?
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A function has a local maximum at (-2, 7) and a local minimum at (4, -3). What is the difference between the maximum and minimum y-values?
What is 10?
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When is tutoring available with Mr?
What is the 4th Period WIN?
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What holiday is January 18th?
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
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What is the 2026 population of Alvarado? (±500 accepted)
What is 8,026?
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What does the “Pre” in Precalculus mean the course is preparing students to study next?
What is Calculus?
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Find both extrema of f(x)=x³ − 3x
What are a maximum at (−1, 2) and a minimum at (1, −2)?
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Mr. B. has four children. How many are boys and how many are girls?
What are 2 boys and 2 girls?
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What holiday is celebrated on the last Monday in May each year?
What is Memorial Day?
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What are Alvarado High School’s school colors?
What are purple and gold?
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When did the Alvarado Indians High School football team make it to state, finishing the year with a 14-1 record?
What is the 2011 - 2012 school year?