Lesson 24 Practice Problems
1. The function represents the height of an object seconds after it is launched into
the air. The function is defined by . Height is measured in
meters.
Answer each question without graphing. Explain or show your reasoning.
a. After how many seconds does the object reach a height of 33 meters?
b. When does the object reach its maximum height?
c. What is the maximum height the object reaches?
2. The graphs that represent a linear function and a quadratic function are shown here.
The quadratic function is defined by
.
Find the coordinates of without using
graphing technology. Show your
reasoning.
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3. Diego finds his neighbor's baseball in his yard, about 10 feet away from a five-foot
fence. He wants to return the ball to his neighbors, so he tosses the baseball in the
direction of the fence.
Function , defined by , gives the height of the ball as a
function of the horizontal distance away from Diego.
Does the ball clear the fence? Explain or show your reasoning.
4. Clare says, “I know that is an irrational number because its decimal never
terminates or forms a repeating pattern. I also know that is a rational number
because its decimal forms a repeating pattern. But I don’t know how to add or
multiply these decimals, so I am not sure if and are rational or
irrational."
a. Here is an argument that explains why is irrational. Complete the
missing parts of the argument.
i. Let . If were rational, then would also be rational
because . . . .
ii. But is not rational because . . . .
iii. Since is not rational, it must be . . . .
b. Use the same type of argument to explain why is irrational.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 21.)
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5. The following expressions all define the same quadratic function.
a. What is the -intercept of the graph
of the function?
b. What are the -intercepts of the
graph?
c. What is the vertex of the graph?
d. Sketch a graph of the quadratic
function without using technology.
Make sure the -intercepts,
-intercept, and vertex are plotted
accurately.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 22.)
6. Here are two quadratic functions: and .
Andre says that both and have a minimum value, and that the minimum value of
is less than that of . Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 23.)
7. Function is defined by the equation
.
Function is represented by this graph.
Which function has the smaller minimum?
Explain your reasoning.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 23.)
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8. Without using graphing technology, sketch a graph that represents each quadratic
function. Make sure the -intercepts, -intercept, and vertex are plotted accurately.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 22.)
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