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Curated OER

Does Order Really Matter?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Investigate the order of operations! Learners participate in interactive multi-media activities to examine and solve multi-step equations, inequalities. They evaluate formulas and simplify monomials and polynomials.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factoring: All Techniques Combined (Hard)

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders combine all factoring techniques to factor polynomials completely.  The two page worksheet contains eighteen problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students reduce algebraic fractions to lowest terms.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of eleven multiple choice and free response problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Curated OER

Sums and Difference of Cubes

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Learners factor polynomials using the sum and difference of cubes. They also learn connections between the graph and expression.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Remainder Theorem Using TI-Nspire CAS

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate the Remainder Theorem in this algebra lesson. Explore the relationship between the remainders of polynomial division and the function. Each of the four problems gets progressively more complicated. This might be a great...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Comparing Methods—Long Division, Again?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Remember long division from fifth grade? Use the same algorithm to divide polynomials. Learners develop a strategy for dividing polynomials using what they remember from dividing whole numbers.
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EngageNY

Dividing by (x – a) and (x + a)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Patterns in math emerge from seemingly random places. Learners explore the patterns for factoring the sum and differences of perfect roots. Analyzing these patterns helps young mathematicians develop the polynomial identities.
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EngageNY

The Remainder Theorem

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Time to put it all together! Building on the concepts learned in the previous lessons in this series, learners apply the Remainder Theorem to finding zeros of a polynomial function. They graph from a function and write a function from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exponential Growth versus Linear Growth II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your algebra learners discover that exponential functions, with a base larger than one, outgrow linear functions when the inputs increase sufficiently. Their analysis includes using a graphing calculator to produce tables.
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Worksheet
University of North Texas

Math Exam 1 Review

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Perfect as a review guide, this activity provides a range of questions focusing on functions. Topics include composing functions, transformations, domains, and polynomials. Also included are corresponding worksheets focusing on other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polynomial Rollercoaster

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners relate polynomials to a rollercoaster track as they translate a graph around on a coordinate plane. They differentiate between different forms of algebraic expressions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taylor Polynomials

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Pupils graph Taylor polynomials in this calculus instructional activity. They observe the graphs for the expansion of Taylor polynomial functions and use the Ti calculator to help create visuals of the graphs.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Theorems About Roots and Polynomial Equations

For Students 8th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve polynomial equations using factoring. They identify the roots of the equations. There are 3 questions with an answer key.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit II - Version 5.0 - Worksheet 1 - Time & Distance

For Students 9th - 11th
In this time and distance worksheet, students read story problems and determine the distance between points. They factor polynomials and solve exponential equations. Students simplify equations through factoring. This seven-page...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Completing the Square Algebraically

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using TI-Nspire, scholars rewrite quadratic expressions by completing the square. They change the equation into vertex form.  By the end of this lesson plan, they should be able to change any quadratic equation into vertex form. 
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Curated OER

Watch Your P's and Q's

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using your graphing calculator, find all the rational zeroes of a polynomials by using the Rational Zero Theorem. Divide polynomials using the Remainder Theorem and the Factor Theorem and then graph it to find the number of real roots.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Zeroes and Factorization of a General Polynomial

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
These four problems will guide your class through the idea behind the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, which states that a polynomial of degree n has exactly n roots. Use the division algorithm and the definition of a zero/root of a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Summer 1999, MA 123: Cumulative Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this math worksheet, students work to complete the review for a final part of an Algebra II class. The sheet has review problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this Algebra II/college level worksheet, young scholars factor polynomials by pulling out the GCF and by grouping.  The two page worksheet contains seventy–two problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Quest for Roots of Higher Order Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians explore the concept of solutions to higher order equations as they find roots of polynomials of degree three or higher. They also use the zero function on the Ti-83 to locate zeros of polynomials on a graph.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Polynomial Functions

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II activity, 11th graders use a graphing calculator to determine the regression equation of the given data, graph polynomial functions, factor polynomials, and determine the quotient and remainder in polynomial division....
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EngageNY

Overcoming a Third Obstacle to Factoring— What If There Are No Real Number Solutions?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Time for pupils to use their imagination! Learners examine the relationship between a system with no real solution and its graph. They then verify their discoveries with algebra. 
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EngageNY

Radicals and Conjugates

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Make the irrational rational again! Continuing the theme from previous lessons in the series, the lesson plan relates the polynomial identity difference of squares to conjugates. Learners develop the idea of a conjugate through analysis...
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Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task - Algebra 1 (Module 4)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Critical thinking is an important aspect of mathematics — it's time to put your brain to work! Use this assessment to challenge pupils and test their skills. Concepts assessed include function notation, factoring, completing the square,...