Radicals

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Essential Questions: 

·How can we work with and model square root functions?

Content: 

*Graphing Square Roots
*Operations with Radical Expressions
*Solving Radical Equations
*Completing the Square
*Pythagorean Thm and Converse
*Distance and Midpoint Formula
*Trigonometric Ratios

Skills and Processes: 

*Evaluate and create a graph of a square-root function
*Add, subtract, multiply and divide radical expressions
*Solve a radical equation
*Solve a quadratic equation by completing the square
*Use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse
*Find the distance between two points in a coordinate plane
*Find the midpoint between two points in a coordinate plane
*Use the sine, cosine and tangent of an angle
 

Assessment: 

*Participation
*Homework
*Activities
*Quizzes
*Tests
 

Resources: 

Textbook: Algebra I, Holt
Calculator: TI-84 Plus

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