Thursday, December 2, 2010

Linear Equations and End Behaviors

Naming Polynomials: Degree/ Terms

- 0: Constant/ Monomial
- 1: Linear/ Binomial
- 2: Quadratic/ Trinomial
- 3: Cubic/ Quadrinomial
- 4: Quartic/ Polynomial

When the line falls to the left and rises to the right, m is positive.

When the line falls to the right and rises to the left, m is negative.



Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Types Of Factoring

The Difference Of Two Squares:


a2- b= (a + b)(a - b)


Ex:

    1. (x+4)(x-4)
    2. (x+6)(x-6)
    3. (x-8)(x+8)


Trinomial perfect squares


a+ 2ab + b2= (a + b)(a + b) or (a + b)2


Ex:
 1.) (x+9)(x+9)
 2.) (x+5)(x+5)
 3.) (x+7)(x+7)



 


 Difference of two cube

Ex:

  • 8x3 + 27 = (2x)3 + (3)3 = (2x + 3) (4x2 + 6x + 9) 

* 1- Cube root em
* 2- Square root
* 3- multiply and change


Binomial expansion





a3 - b3




3 - cube root 'em
2 - square 'em
1 - multiply and change


3 examples


 Sum of two cubes


a3 + b3 


3 - cube root 'em
2 - square 'em
1 - multiply and change

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Quadratic Functions

*The standard form of a quadratic equation is: ax² + bx + cy² + dy + e= 0






  • If an equation looks something like  6x+5y2=25, then it's an ellipse because the signs are the same and a is not equal to c.














  •  
    If the equation looks something like 3x2+5y2= 15, then it's a parabola  
    because a or c is equal to 0.








    If the equation looks something like
    4x2-4y2=12, then the equation is a
    hyperbola  because the a and c are the
    same coefficient but with different 
    signs.                      





    If the equation looks something like 3x2+3y2=18, then the equation is a
    circle because a is equal to c.                                                  

    Wednesday, September 29, 2010

    Multpliying Matrices

                                      

    
    To multiply matrices, you multiply Row x Column 
      * In this case, you multiply the first row by the first column and the second row by the first column since there is only one column in the second matrix.

    Wednesday, September 22, 2010

    Dimensions of a Matrix

    Dimensions of a matrix consists of rows and columns:

                              Matrix
                              [2 1]
                              [4 3]
    Rows of a matrix go horizontally
                              Rows
                             [3 0 -7]
                             [-6 2 3]
    Columns of a matrix go vertically
                          Columns
                           [2]
                                      [1]
                          [-9]

    In order to find the dimension of a matrix you have to count the number of rows x columns:  

    [ 3 1 6]: This is a 1x3 matrix because it has one row and 3 columns

    [5  9]:This is a 2x2 matrix because there are two rows and 2 colmns 
    [2 -4]


    Identity Matrix:
     [0 1]: If you multiply the identity matrix with any other matrix
     [1 0]   then the product will be the non-identity matrix.

      [-3 1 ] x [0 1] =  [-3 1]
        [6   8]    [1  0]     [6 8]
         

    Thursday, September 9, 2010

    Error Analysis


    The error in this problem had to do with the equation.
    The first problem was that it was not in slope-intercept form which would be y= 10x +9. The other problem is, the slope is incorrect. It should be 10/5or 2, making the quation y=2x+9 because the"y"s dont go up by ten. they go up by five.


    Point (1,-2) is not a solution because it only solves the first equation. If u plug in 1 for x and -2 for y the piont will work in the first equation but not for the second one.


    For problem #20, the error had to do with line. The line should be dotted and not solid because the equation does not say greater than and equal to or less than and equal to.

    For problem #21, the problem was the position of the shading. Because the line is solid, the shading should be below the line and not above it.



    For problem #22, the line that was graphed should be dotted and not solid because it doesn't say greator than and equal to or less than or equal to.
     For problem #23, the problem was with  the location of the shading. The shading should be above and not below the line.

    Graphing Absolute Value Equations

    Before graphing Y=a|x-h|+k, you have to know the importance of each variable:

    • a: tells whether the graph opens up or down; if the coefficient in front of the a is negative then the graph opens down and if it's positive then it opens up.
    • h: tells whether the graph moves left or right; if the h is negative then the graph moves to the right and if it's positive then it moves to the left
    • k: tells whether the graph moves up or down

    *The vertex of the graph is (h,k)
    * If there is a negative in front of the absolute value then the graph   will be reflected over the x-axis
    *Y=|x+h| moves "h" units to the left
    *Y=|x-h| moves "h" units to the right
    *Y=|x|+k moves "k" units to the left.
    *Y=|x|-k moves "k" units to the right



    Tuesday, September 7, 2010

    Sysyems of Equations

    Consitent-independent lines consist of different slopes, (x,y) which equals one solution. Consistent-dependent lines consist of the same line, same slope and y-intercepts and ALL REAL #s. Inconsistent lines are parallel with the same slope, different y-intercepts and NO SOLUTION.
    Consistent-independent Line
    Consistent-dependent
    Inconsistent