Average Rate of Change
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What is the formula for average rate of change?

slope formula

100

What is the vertex of the parabola y=x2

(0,0)

100
Does the graph y=-x2+4x-5 have a maximum or a minimum?

Max

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A ball is shot from a cannon into the air with an upward velocity of 40 ft/sec. The equation that gives the height (h) of the ball at any time (t) is: 

h(t)= -16t2 + 40t + 1.5.

What is the initial height of the ball?

1.5

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What are the coordinates from point A?

(4,4)

200

What is the average rate of change between the points (1,4) (3,10)

3

200

What are the x-intercepts of the graph y=x2-3x-10

5 and -2 

200

What are the x-intercepts of the graph y=2x-4

2

200

A ball is shot from a cannon into the air with an upward velocity.  The equation that gives the height (h) of the ball at any time (t) is: 

h(t)= -16t2 + 64t +4 .

Over what interval is the ball's height increasing?

(0,2) seconds

200

What are the coordinates of point F?

(5,0)
300


What is the average rate of change over the interval (0,3) 

-2

300

What is the y-intercept of the graph y=x2-3x-10

-10

300

Which graph has a larger maximum?

1) y=-x2+4x+12

2) y=-x2-2x+30

2

300

A ball is shot from a cannon into the air with an upward velocity.  The equation that gives the height (h) of the ball at any time (t) is: 

h(t)= -16t2 + 64t +4 .

What is the vertex and what does it mean in the context of the problem?

(2,68) good explanation

300

Write the steps you would take on the calculator to graph the following equation 

y=x2+7x-4

steps written here.

400

During which interval was the biker resting? (Three answers)

B-D-F

400

What is the y-intercept of the graph y=x2-4x-10

What is the interval over which the graph is increasing?

x is less than or equal to 2 

400

Which graph has a larger y-intercept?

1) y=x2-4x+15

2) 1) y=x2-4x+8

1

400

What buttons to you press to clear the calculator?

2nd plus 712

500

A ball is shot from a cannon into the air with an upward velocity.  The equation that gives the height (h) of the ball at any time (t) is: 

h(t)= -16t2 + 64t +4 .

What is the average rate of change from 0 to 2 seconds?

32

500

What are the x-intercepts of the graph y=(x-1.5)(x-4)

1.5 and 4

500

What is the axis of symmetry of the parabola

 y=x2-2x-4

x=1

500

A ball is shot from a cannon into the air with an upward velocity of 40 ft/sec. The equation that gives the height (h) of the ball at any time (t) is:

 h(t)= -16t2 + 40ft + 1.5.

At what time will the ball hit the ground?