Basic Skills

Pre-Algebra

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Algebra

• Expressions
• Real Numbers
• Equations, Inequalities & Functions
• Solving Linear Equations
• Graphing Linear Equations
• Writing Linear Equations
• System of Linear Equations
• Exponents & Powers
• Quadratic Equations
• Polynomials & Factoring

Trigonometry

Graphing Parabolas

Description – Graphing the quadratic equation (a parabola). Learn about the direction the parabola opens, the vertex and the axis of symmetry.

Activities – Multimedia Tutorial

 Objectives

• Graphing functions of the form y = ax² + bx + c
• Generate order pairs from quadratic equations
• Generate tables from ordered pairs
• Learn the shape of a parabola
• Learn to sketch a parabola from multiple points
• Learn to recognize the pattern or ordered pairs that from a parabolas
• Determining whether a parabola opens up or down
• Finding the vertex of a parabola, with a simple formula
• Learning the vertex is along a parabola's axis of symmetry
• Develops a procedure for sketching a quadratic equation as a parabola

Tags

Square Roots, Pythagorean Theorem, Orbital Velocity, Quadratic Equations, Parabolas, graphing, plotting, Quadratic Inequality, Quadratic Formula

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