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Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials. [Polynomials that simplify to quadratics]

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

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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.

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Apply quadratic functions to physical problems, such as the motion of an object under the force of gravity. CA *

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Prove and apply trigonometric identities.

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Prove the Pythagorean identity sin^2(θ ) + cos^2(θ ) = 1 and use it to find sin(θ ), cos(θ ), or tan(θ ) given sin(θ ), cos(θ ), or tan(θ ) and the quadrant of the angle.

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Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

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Verify experimentally the properties of dilations given by a center and a scale factor: A dilation takes a line not passing through the center of the dilation to a parallel line, and leaves a line passing through the center unchanged.

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Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

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Verify experimentally the properties of dilations given by a center and a scale factor: The dilation of a line segment is longer or shorter in the ratio given by the scale factor.

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Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

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Given two figures, use the definition of similarity in terms of similarity transformations to decide if they are similar; explain using similarity transformations the meaning of similarity for triangles as the equality of all corresponding pairs of angles and the proportionality of all corresponding pairs of sides.

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Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

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Use the properties of similarity transformations to establish the Angle-Angle (AA) criterion for two triangles to be similar.

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Prove theorems involving similarity. [Focus on validity of underlying reasoning while using variety of formats.]

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Prove theorems about triangles. Theorems include: a line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two proportionally and conversely; the Pythagorean Theorem proved using triangle similarity.

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Prove theorems involving similarity. [Focus on validity of underlying reasoning while using variety of formats.]

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Use congruence and similarity criteria for triangles to solve problems and to prove relationships in geometric figures.