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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Factor Quadratics: Methods for Solving Quadratic Functions

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A review of the three major methods of solving quadratic functions for "x" intercepts.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Explore Graphs and Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a graphing calculator to explore the relationship between the linear factors of a quadratic function and its zeros. They learn that the x-intercepts and axis of symmetry of a quadratic function can be determined from its...
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Quadratic Functions: Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial devoted to the steps used to graph a quadratic function. Includes tables, graphs, and several sample problems.
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BBC

Bbc: Higher Bitesize Maths: Quadratic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial on quadratics presents topics including: factoring and solving quadratics, graphing quadratic functions, using completing the square and the quadratic formula to solve functions, the discriminant and conjugates. Plenty of...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Building a Quadratic Function From F(x) = X^2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is the first of a series of tasks aiming at understanding the quadratic formula in a geometric way in terms of the graph of a quadratic function. Here the student works with an explicit function and studies the impact of additive...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Parent Functions (Verbal/graph)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a graph or verbal description of a function, the student will determine whether the parent function is quadratic or linear.
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PBS

Pbs: String Product: Y = X^2

For Students 6th - 8th
Examine how a giant sculpture at the National Museum of Mathematics represents the solutions to the equation y=x^2. This video focuses on the basics of graphing quadratic functions and the relationship between x and y values along the...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Quadratics: Connecting Roots, Zeros, and X Intercepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a quadratic equation, the student will make connections among the solutions (roots) of the quadratic equation, the zeros of their related functions, and the horizontal intercepts (x-intercepts) of the graph of the function.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Finding Parabolas Through Two Points

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students are asked to find the quadratic functions that pass through two given points on a coordinate grid and to describe how their graphs are related. Aligns with F-LE.A.2.
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Khan Academy

Khan: Lsn 8: Interpreting Relationships in Scatterplots/graphs/tables/equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Interpreting and analyzing linear, quadratic, and exponential models and graphs. Students will use best fit lines to interpret contexts, distinguish whether contexts are linear or exponential functions, use the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equations & Inequalities Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
HSA-CED.A.1: Interactive resource which create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if Throwing Baseballs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task about the height of baseballs thrown into the air, learners are asked to compare characteristics of two quadratic functions that are each represented differently, one as the graph of a quadratic function and one written out...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Recognize the Equations of Common Curves

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students recognize and know the sketches of quadratics, cubics and recipricols including the shape of positive and negative functions and the interpretation of their y-intercepts.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if a Sse Modeling London's Population

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown a table of population data for the city of London and are asked to explore whether a linear, quadratic, or exponential function would be appropriate to model relationships within the data. They are next...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lsn 13: Systems of Equations, Algebraic and Graphical Representations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson 3 of 4 for Passport to Advanced Math. Students will solve systems of equations in two variables in which one equation is linear and the other equation is quadratic or another nonlinear equation; relate properties of the function f...