Rational and Radical Functions Teacher Resources

An instructor walks viewers through a complicated problem in which she divides 2 rational expressions. For this problem, she has to find excluded values, use the zero product property, multiply, divide, cancel, and simplify. This video...

The sky's the limit of what you create when combining functions! The module begins with a review of transformations of parent functions and then moves to combining different function types using addition, subtraction, and multiplication....

Sometimes there just isn't a parent function that fits the situation. Help scholars learn to combine function types through operations and compositions. Learners first explore a new concept with an introductory activity and then follow...

This lesson plan has a number of fun worksheets for a pre-algebra or beginning algebra class. The main emphasis of this lesson plan is functions, formulas, and looking at square roots. It is the third lesson plan in a series on solving...

Are you rooting for your high schoolers to learn about rational exponents? In the third installment of a 35-part module, pupils first learn the meaning of 2^(1/n) by estimating values on the graph of y = 2^x and by using algebraic...

Graph piecewise functions as your learners work to identify the different values that will make a piecewise function a true statement. They identify function notations and graph basic polynomial functions. This activity includes a series...

Write, graph, and model all things linear and exponential. Building on the previous module in a nine-part Algebra I series, learners compare linear exponential modeling. They write equations, graph functions, and analyze key features.

That's radical! Simplifying radicals may not be exciting, but it is an important skill. A math lesson provides explanations of properties used throughout the material. Scholars practice skills needed to multiply and divide radical...

Provide high schoolers with the skill for how to examine algebraic and graphical approaches to solving radical equations. Learners solve various radical equations involving square root and cube root expressions. They first solve using...

Students calculate the domain and range of a radical function. In this algebra instructional activity, students graph radical functions and identify the x and y values as they relate to the domain and range. They use transformations to...

In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders solve problems involving the laws of exponents, including fractional exponents, solve radical equations, and graph radical functions.  The ten page worksheet contains fifty-seven problems. ...

A six-day unit for algebra II on exponential and logarithmic functions builds upon Chapter 12 of Merrill Algebra II with Trigonometry; Applications and Connections. The text provides assistance in the depth of instruction and homework...

In this operations and functions instructional activity, students add, subtract, multiply, and divide functions.  This one-page instructional activity contains 18 multi-step problems. 

How does the chain rule work with the power rule? Using a radical function, the video shows how the chain rule works along with the power rule. The resource continues to simplify the derivative and places it in a familiar form. The...

Young mathematicians learn to write algebraic equations. They solve and graph different polynomial functions with different powers. They then graph radicals and identify the domain and range.

Show learners how to develop a procedure for solving equations using radicals with the fifth instructional activity of the 25-part module that challenges learners to use properties to solve multi-step quadratic and cubic equations....

In this radical notation worksheet, students write expressions using rational exponent notation and evaluate expressions with radical notation. They find the inverse of a function and give the domain. This three-page worksheet contains...

Students explore a variety of functions. They recognize and describe functions and use linear functions to describe situations. Students find the domain and range of linear functions and graph rational expressions.

For this functions worksheet, learners explore the graphs of fifteen parent functions.  This worksheet is meant as a reference for students.

In this radical expressions worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 55 various types of problems. First, they find the function value in each expression. Then, students simplify, assuming that variables represent real numbers. In...

Students solve word problems using polynomials. In this algebra lesson, students investigate the real world by solving linear equations. They solve problems with rational, radical,and logarithmic equations.

Work out to Algebra II with the 50-question worksheet that practices different types of functions. Multiple choice questions focus on topics such as rational, radical, and logarithmic functions. The resource comes with a printed answer...

In this radical expressions worksheet, students find the function value of given functions. They identify the domain of functions. Students write functions without fractional exponents. This three-page worksheet contains 55 problems.

This highly personalized activity puts the names of the learners in the center of the math investigation. As each person calculates their own name value based on a given code, they get practice in algorithms and in estimating square...