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Rockvale and Random Trivia
100

A graph has x-intercepts at (-5,0), (0,0), and (3,0).

The zeros of the function are:

What is x=-5, x=0, and x=3?

100

The remainder of f(2), when (x-2) is a factor of the following function.

f(x) = x2 + x - 6 

What is 0?

100

Factors resulting from x-intercepts of (3,0), (0,0), and (-2,0).

What are (x-3), x, and (x+2)?

100

The solution(s) to the system:

y=x2-4x+1

y=x-3

What are (1, -2) and (4,1)?

100

The temperature that chicken should be cooked to, to remove the risk of salmonella.

What is 165 degrees?

200

A race car driver is competing in a 10 km race.  The distance the driver will be from the end of the race, y, at any time, x, is represented by a graph.  The axes are labeled ? and ? and the graph looks like ?

What are y-axis is distance from the end and x-axis is time? The graph is a decreasing line.

200

The x-intercepts of the function:

f(x)=(x-3) (x2-25)

What are (3,0), (5,0), (-5,0)?

200

(x+a) is a factor. Therefore, f(?)=?

What is f(-a) =0?

200

The solution(s) to the system of equations:

y=x2-6x+6

y=x-4

What are (2,-2) and (5,1)?

200

The first building in the world to have more than 100 floors.

What is the Empire State Building?

300

The quadratic equation that has a maximum at       (-2, 13).

a.  y=x2-4x+9

b.  y=x2-4x-9

c.  y=-x2-4x+9

d.  y=-x2-9x-4

What is c?

300

The zeros of the equation 𝒚 = (𝒙 + 𝟔) (𝒙2 - 9)

What are -6, 3, -3

300

Given the function f(x)=x2-2x-3

Find the interval of increase and the interval of decrease.

What are interval of increase is from 1 to infinity      (1, inf) and the interval of decrease is from negative infinity to 1 (-inf, 1)                    

300

Mia's business sells 200 pairs of earrings each month. She normally charges $15 per pair of earrings.  A survey has convinced her that for each $2 decrease in the price, she will sell 10 more pairs each month.  The function that represents the scenario is:

a.  (200+10x) (15-2x)

b.  (200-2x) (15+10x)

c.  (200-10x) (15+2x)

d.  (10x+15) (200-2x)

What is a?

300

The school that consolidated with Rockvale High School in 1972.

(Rockvale became a K-8 school and did not reopen as a high school until 2019)

What is Riverdale High School?

400

A ball is thrown straight up into the air. The relationship between the height of the ball and the time since it was thrown is modeled by the function:

f(x) = -3x2 – 12x + 7

where f(x) is the height of the ball after x seconds. The function that reveals the maximum height is:

a. F(x) = 2(x+3)2 + 19

b. F(x) = -3(x + 2)2 + 19

c.  F(x) = -3(x - 2)2 + 19

d. F(x) = -3(x+2)2 – 29

What is b?

400

The solutions to

3x2+5x-7=0

What are

(-5  +/- sqrt 109) /6

400

A rectangular prism has a volume of 500 cubic inches. It has side lengths of x, 2x, and 5x.  The equation that represents the volume is...

What is 10x3=500?

400

Given a function g(x)= -(x-2)2 find 

 1. number of zeros

2.  the vertex (minimum or maximum)

3.  the y-intercept

What are

1.  1

2. (2,0) max

3. (0,-4)

400

The first toy to be advertised on television.

What is Mr. Potato Head?

500

A rocket is launched into the air. The function          h(t) = -8t2 + 4t + 60 gives the height, h, in feet, of the rocket t seconds after it is launched. Find the time at which the rocket will land back on the ground.

What is 3 seconds?

500

The solution set to the equation:

x2+2x=3

What is {-3,1}

500

A rectangular prism has a volume of 500 cubic inches. It has side lengths of x, 2x, and 5x.  The width of the prism is...

What is 3.68 inches?

500

Given the function represented by the table, find

1.  number of zeros

2.  vertex (maximum or minimum)

3.  y-intercept

x     -3   -2   -1   0   1   

f(x)   2    1    0   1   2

What is

1.  1

2. (-1,0) minimum

3. (0,1)

500

The first and last names of all of our Admin at Rockvale High.

Who are Chase Cato, Jason Crutchfield, Steve Luker, Lashonda Chambers, Stephanie Elliot, and Johnna Wright.