It's Linear?
"Absolute"-ly
"Don't be Square" Quadratics
Well, as a matter of factoring
Beat the System
Poly wants a "nomial"
100

y = |x| - 3

"y" when x = -6

What is 3?

100

This is pretty "standard" for a Quadratic Function

What is ax2 + bx +c?

100

Remove the GCF from 27x4 - 36x3 + 72x2 and it looks like 3x2 -4x + 8

What is 9x2?

100

A "must have" to be considered a system of equations

What is more than 1 equation with more than 1 variable?

100

So that's what the root word "poly" means

What is many?

200

y = |x - 4|

"y" when x is -4

What is 8?

200

Graphically, this function has a maximum value at 16 and pass through the x-axis at 4 and -4.  Therefore, this must be the leading coefficient. 

What is -1?

200

Trinomials often become a pair of binomials by way of factoring, this guy did: x2 - 6x - 16

What is (x - 8) (x + 2)

200

This system can easily be solved using a specific method:

 3x - 2y + z = 12

         y + 4z = 8

                 z = -2

What is substitution? 

Also accept Matrix.

200

Could be the value of the largest exponent to describe a polynomial

What is degree?

300

The transformation of the parent function 

 from y = |x|  to  y = |x + 2| - 2

What is translated left 2 units and down 2 units?

300

Hello, I am f(x) = (x - 1)2 + 2 but I need to relocate for the "function relocation program". The FBI placed me at h(x) = 3(x + 3)2 - 4. Shhhh, I transformed in this way to get there.

What is 

vertical stretch by 3, 

horizonal translation left 4 units, and 

vertical translation down 6 units?

300

This "special" binomial factors in a very specific pattern

a2 - b2

What is (a - b) (a + b)

300

A system of INEQUALITIES has this very specific look to the where possible solutions "live"

What is overlapping shaded areas?

300

A parrot walks into a bar - OUCH! The bar was bent into an "S" shape, the left end pointed down, the right end pointed up. I looked like this type of function.

What is a positive cubic function?

400

This solution went wrong, way wrong, somewhere:

|2x + 3| < 5

Step 1:   2x + 3 < 5      or    2x + 3 > -5

Step 2:   2x < 2            or    2x > -2

Step 3:   x < 1              or     x > -1

What is step 2?

400

Use this to solve to a quadratic function when the function is NOT easily factored.

What is the quadratic formula?

400

Factored form of this cubic function if the x-intercepts are x = -2, 0, and 4

What is x(x + 2)(x - 4)

400

A "system" of raw materials found in the countryside can create this culinary treat:

a dairy cow, a pig, a vegetable garden, a wheat field

What is a bacon cheeseburger?


Also accept "BLT Sandwich"

400

I open down, I turn 3 times, I have 2 relative maximums

What is a negative quartic function?


Also accept neg. 4th degree function

500

The thermostat for a house is set to 68 °F, but the actual temperature may vary by as much as 2 °F. That means there is a range of possible temps., let represent temp. the inequality that models the situation is |T - 68| ≤ 2, now you know the range. Right?

What is 66<T<70

500

If a train leaves Paris at 3:00 a.m. headed west at 120 KPH and a airplane takes off from Chicago at 5:45 p.m. headed to Paris at 340 MPH the parabolic flight path of the airplane will eventually place it directly overhead of the train at this time.  

Hint: Our school day starts at the same time.

What is 8:40 a.m.?

500

I am looking at graph of function with a "W" shape, at 2 points along the x-axis the function changes directions or bounces like a ball. It must have this many factors that happen to be squared.

What is 2?

500

I have 12 coins in my pocket; a combination of nickels, dimes, and quarters, totaling $2.00.  I also have twice as many dimes as nickels.  I have this many quarters in my pocket.

What is 6?

500

Huh?  

(-x4+4x2-5x+10) ÷ (x-2)

What is -x3 - 2x2 - 5?