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Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems. [Linear and exponential]

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Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions. * Prove that linear functions grow by equal differences over equal intervals, and that exponential functions grow by equal factors over equal intervals. *

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Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems. [Linear and exponential]

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Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions. * Recognize situations in which one quantity changes at a constant rate per unit interval relative to another. *

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Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems. [Linear and exponential]

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Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions. * Recognize situations in which a quantity grows or decays by a constant percent rate per unit interval relative to another. *

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Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems. [Linear and exponential]

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Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences, given a graph, a description of a relationship, or two input-output pairs (include reading these from a table). *

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Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems. [Linear and exponential]

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Observe using graphs and tables that a quantity increasing exponentially eventually exceeds a quantity increasing linearly, quadratically, or (more generally) as a polynomial function. *

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Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model. [Linear and exponential of form f(x) = b^x + k]

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Interpret the parameters in a linear or exponential function in terms of a context. *

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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.