What's Going On? November 27th through December 1st

Thought for the Week

 
 








Wrapping Up Topic 6: Benchmark Assessment!

This week, we will spend some time preparing for our benchmark assessment.  This assessment will include the concepts that we learned about during topics 4-6.  Essentially, everything is based on analyzing different types of polynomials.  Throughout this unit, we explored how to find the zeros, or solutions, to polynomial functions.  We have discussed end behavior, degree, even and odd functions, and how to determine where a function is increasing and decreasing.  We have discussed several methods for solving polynomials including:

  • Graphing
  • Factoring
    • Greatest Common Factor
    • Trinomials (Box Method)
    • Difference of Squares
    • Difference of Cubes
    • Sum of Cubes
  • Quadratic Formula
  • Division 
    • Long Division
    • Synthetic Division
  • Complex Numbers: a+bi
    • Real Part: a
    • Imaginary Part: bi
  • Imaginary Numbers: i
This week, we will prepare for our benchmark for the first three days of the week and complete the benchmark during our final class of the week.  Please see Mrs. Kamenar during JIT or before school if you would like some extra help!

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