Parent Functions and Vectors
1-D Kinematics/
Rate of Change
2-D Kinematics and Parabolas
Unit Circle, Waves, Nuclear Energy
RANDOM
100

What does the Quadratic parent function look like? (equation and graph)

equation- y=x^2

drawing- parabola

100

In the equation 

y = mx + b

Which letter corresponds to the rate of change

M

100

What is the vertex of the following parabola:

y = 2(x - 3)2- 2

(3,-2)

100

Which is a more efficient energy producer: fission or fusion?

Fusion

100

Solve 

3x + 7 = 2x

For x

x = -7

200

Which is a vector:

Distance or displacement?

Displacement

Remember, direction matters when talking about vectors

200

Draw an position/ time graph that shows positive velocity and zero acceleration.

DRAW HERE

200

What is the P

Value of the parabola

y-4= 12(x-8)2 

P = 3

200

What is the x coordinate associated with the angle 30 degrees on the unit circle

Sqrt(3) / 2

200

Solve the following for x


3 = (x-3)2 + 2

x= 4, 2

300

Shift the function y= x^2 up three units, and right four units. 

(what is the new function?)

y = (x-4)2+3

300

If Mr. H throws a baseball straight up, he can throw it to a max height of 35 meters.

How long would it take for the baseball to reach this maximum height?

2.67 seconds

300
When shooting a cannon, the cannonballs fire with a total velocity of 30 m/s


If I aim 30 degrees above the horizontal, what is the x and y components of the cannonballs velocity after firing?

y- 15 m/s

x- 25.9 m/s

300

what is the amplitude and period of the sine wave

y=2sin(3x)

A = 2

T = 2(pi)/3

300

Which wave travels faster, a radio wave or an X-ray?

Trick question, they both move at the speed of light 

(around 300,000,000 m/s)

400

What is the result of transforming the equation 

y=4cos(2x-1)+3

by shrinking it vertically by a factor of 2, and shifting it to the right one unit.



2cos(2x)+3

400

what is the average rate of change of the function

y = 2x+3

on the interval [1,3]

the average rate of change is 8

400

What is the Focus, Vertex, and Directrix of the Parabola 

y-3=4(x-2)2

Vertex- (2,3)

Focus- (2,4)

Directrix- y = 2

400

What is the equation for a wave that has an amplitude of 3, period of 4pi, and starts at y=3

y=3cos(.5x)

400

if I shoot a cannonball off of a cliff (completely horizontally, no y velocity) at the same time I drop a bowling ball off the cliff, which hits the ground first?

They hit the ground at the same time.

500

What is the equation of a rational function shifted 2 units left, 1 unit up, and stretched vertically by a factor of 2? 

(100 bonus points if answer is expressed with only one fraction)

2/(x+2) +1

OR

(2+(x+2))/(x+2)

500

I toss a rock up into the air at a speed of 2 m/s from a height of 1.5 meters. How long does it take to hit the ground?

.8 seconds

500

My catapult can be modeled with 


y = -0.15(x - 3)2 + 1.75


I am 0.75 meters off the ground, my target is 0.4 meters off the ground. How far away do I need to position the catapult?

6.05 m away

500

What is used to split atomic nuclei in nuclear fission?

A neutron

500

Where did Coach C go to college for his undergraduate degree?

IU

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