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Analyze functions using different representations. [Linear, exponential, quadratic, absolute value, step, piecewise-defined]

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Write a function defined by an expression in different but equivalent forms to reveal and explain different properties of the function. Use the process of factoring and completing the square in a quadratic function to show zeros, extreme values, and symmetry of the graph, and interpret these in terms of a context.

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Analyze functions using different representations. [Linear, exponential, quadratic, absolute value, step, piecewise-defined]

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Write a function defined by an expression in different but equivalent forms to reveal and explain different properties of the function. Use the properties of exponents to interpret expressions for exponential functions. For example, identify percent rate of change in functions such as y = (1.02)^t, y = (0.97)^t, y = (1.01)^12t, and y = (1.2)^t/10, and classify them as representing exponential growth or decay.

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Analyze functions using different representations. [Linear, exponential, quadratic, absolute value, step, piecewise-defined]

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Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions). For example, given a graph of one quadratic function and an algebraic expression for another, say which has the larger maximum.

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Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials. [Beyond quadratic]

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Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.

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Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

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Know and apply the Remainder Theorem: For a polynomial p(x) and a number a, the remainder on division by x – a is p(a), so p(a) = 0 if and only if (x – a) is a factor of p(x).

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Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

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Identify zeros of polynomials when suitable factorizations are available, and use the zeros to construct a rough graph of the function defined by the polynomial.

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Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

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Prove polynomial identities and use them to describe numerical relationships. For example, the polynomial identity (x^2 + y^2)2= (x^2 – y^2)^2 + (2xy)^2 can be used to generate Pythagorean triples.

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Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

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(+) Know and apply the Binomial Theorem for the expansion of (x + y)^n in powers of x and y for a positive integer n, where x and y are any numbers, with coefficients determined for example by Pascal’s Triangle.

Footnote:
The Binomial Theorem can be proved by mathematical induction or by a combinatorial argument.

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Rewrite rational expressions. [Linear and quadratic denominators]

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Rewrite simple rational expressions in different forms; write a(x)/b(x) in the form q(x) + r(x)/b(x), where a(x), b(x), q(x), and r(x) are polynomials with the degree of r(x) less than the degree of b(x), using inspection, long division, or, for the more complicated examples, a computer algebra system.

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Rewrite rational expressions. [Linear and quadratic denominators]

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(+) Understand that rational expressions form a system analogous to the rational numbers, closed under addition, subtraction multiplication, and division by a nonzero rational expression; add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.