BetterGrades Algebra · Unit A9 · Review

Quadratic Functions and Models: cumulative review

Quadratic Functions and Models: cumulative review for Quadratic Functions and Models, with an explicit attempt-first assessment blueprint.

Assessment

25 concrete questions

Suggested time: 35-60 minutes.

Grading boundary: mixed self-check + selected deterministic checks

Cumulative share: 25% prior units

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Open-response checkA9.3

Compare the conclusions of all three worked cases with this lesson outcome—Connect factors, roots, sign changes, and horizontal intercepts. Explain what remains invariant across them.

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Open-response checkA9.3

Exit check: solve and verify without referring to the displayed steps. For f(x)=3(x+4)(x2),f(x) = 3(x + 4)(x - 2), identify zeros, axis of symmetry, and vertical intercept.

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Open-response checkA9.3

Exit check: solve and verify without referring to the displayed steps. Build a quadratic with zeros 2-2 and 55 that passes through (1,24)(1, -24).

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Open-response checkA9.4

Classify the mathematical object and requested action in this lesson case: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x+2)25y = 3(x + 2)^{2} - 5.

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Open-response checkA9.4

State the central definition behind this outcome: Read shifts, scale, and extrema from a(xh)2+ka(x-h)^2+k.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Before calculating, list every sign, endpoint, unit, grouping, or domain condition that can affect: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x+2)25y = 3(x + 2)^{2} - 5.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Explain why this opening move is valid: Read x+2x + 2 as a horizontal shift left 22.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x+2)25y = 3(x + 2)^{2} - 5.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x4)22y = 3(x - 4)^{2} - 2.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Write the equation of a parabola with vertex (3,5)(-3, 5) that opens downward and passes through (1,3)(-1, -3).

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Open-response checkA9.4

Verify the proposed result “Shift left 2,2, stretch vertically by 3,3, and shift down 55; vertex (2,5),(-2, -5), opening upward.” against the original statement.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Complete the calculation after “The expression x4x - 4 shifts the graph right 44.” in this problem: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x4)22y = 3(x - 4)^{2} - 2.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Name and justify the most efficient first move, then solve: Write the equation of a parabola with vertex (3,5)(-3, 5) that opens downward and passes through (1,3)(-1, -3).

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Open-response checkA9.4

Compare the methods used in these two cases and identify the structural reason they differ: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x4)22y = 3(x - 4)^{2} - 2. Write the equation of a parabola with vertex (3,5)(-3, 5) that opens downward and passes through (1,3)(-1, -3).

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Open-response checkA9.4

Create the representation most useful for checking this result: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x4)22y = 3(x - 4)^{2} - 2. Use equivalent standard, factored, and vertex forms together with a labeled parabola.

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Open-response checkA9.4

A learner reports “Shift left 2,2, stretch vertically by 3,3, and shift down 55; vertex (2,5),(-2, -5), opening upward.” but omits the original-condition check. Explain the risk before deciding whether the result is supported.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Repair a solution that skips “Substitute (1,3)(-1, -3): 3=4a+5-3 = 4a + 5.” while solving: Write the equation of a parabola with vertex (3,5)(-3, 5) that opens downward and passes through (1,3)(-1, -3).

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Open-response checkA9.4

In this vertex form and transformations case, change one numerical value, solve the revised problem, and identify which parts of the original method still apply: Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x+2)25y = 3(x + 2)^{2} - 5.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Connect the opening situation “Move and stretch a parent parabola.” to the algebraic structure used in the worked case. Define quantities and units before writing any equation.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Explain why the method for vertex form and transformations is valid here and name one nearby problem where it would not apply.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Compare the conclusions of all three worked cases with this lesson outcome—Read shifts, scale, and extrema from a(xh)2+ka(x-h)^2+k. Explain what remains invariant across them.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Exit check: solve and verify without referring to the displayed steps. Describe the transformations from y=x2y = x^{2} to y=3(x4)22y = 3(x - 4)^{2} - 2.

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Open-response checkA9.4

Exit check: solve and verify without referring to the displayed steps. Write the equation of a parabola with vertex (3,5)(-3, 5) that opens downward and passes through (1,3)(-1, -3).

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Open-response checkA9.5

Classify the mathematical object and requested action in this lesson case: Choose a useful form for f(x)=2x212x+10f(x) = 2x^{2} - 12x + 10 when the goal is to find the minimum value.

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Open-response checkA9.5

State the central definition behind this outcome: Factor, expand, or complete the square according to the question being asked.

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