Prentice Hall Algebra 2

Find the quadratic function bold italic y equals bold italic eh open bold italic x minus bold italic h , close squared  whose graph passes through the given points.

  1. open negative 2 comma 1 close  and (2, 1)
  2. open negative 5 comma 2 close  and open negative 1 comma 2 close
  3. open negative 1 comma negative 4 close  and open 7 comma negative 4 close
  4. open 2 comma negative 1 close  and (4, 0)
  5. open negative 2 comma 18 close  and (1, 0)
  6. open 1 comma negative 64 close  and open negative 3 comma 0 close

Standardized Test Prep

SAT/ACT

  1. One parabola below has the equation y equals open x minus 4 , close squared , plus 2 .  Which equation represents the second parabola?

    An upward facing parabola falls through (2, 6) to a vertex at (4, 2), and then rises through (6, 6). A downward facing parabola rises through (3, 1) to a vertex at (4, 2), and then falls through (5, 1). All values are approximate.

    1. y equals negative open x minus 4 , close squared , plus 2
    2. y equals open negative x minus 4 , close squared , plus 2
    3. y equals open x plus 4 , close squared , minus 2
    4. y equals negative open x plus 4 , close squared , minus 2

  2. Which system has the unique solution (1, 4)?
    1. left brace . table with 2 rows and 1 column , row1 column 1 , y equals x minus 3 , row2 column 1 , x plus y equals 5 , end table
    2. left brace . table with 2 rows and 1 column , row1 column 1 , y equals negative x plus 5 , row2 column 1 , x minus y equals negative 3 , end table
    3. left brace . table with 2 rows and 1 column , row1 column 1 , x plus y equals 5 , row2 column 1 , y equals negative x plus 3 , end table
    4. left brace . table with 2 rows and 2 columns , row1 column 1 , negative x plus y , column 2 equals 3 , row2 column 1 , 2 x minus 2 y , column 2 equals negative 6 , end table
  3. What is the formula for the surface area of a right circular cylinder, s equals 2 pi r h plus 2 pi , r squared , comma  solved for h?
    1. h equals . fraction s , over 4 pi r end fraction
    2. h equals . fraction s , over 2 pi , r squared end fraction
    3. h equals . fraction s , over 2 pi r end fraction . minus r
    4. h equals r minus . fraction s , over 2 pi r end fraction

    Short Response

  4. An athletic club has 225 feet of fencing to enclose a tennis court. What quadratic function can be used to find the maximum area of the tennis court? Find the maximum area, and the lengths of the sides of the resulting fence.

Mixed Review

See Lesson 3-6.

Solve each system of equations using a matrix.

  1. left brace . table with 2 rows and 3 columns , row1 column 1 , 3 x minus , column 2 y , column 3 equals 7 , row2 column 1 , 2 x plus , column 2 2 y , column 3 equals 10 , end table
  2. left brace . table with 2 rows and 4 columns , row1 column 1 , 2 x , column 2 plus , column 3 5 y , column 4 equals 10 , row2 column 1 , negative 3 x , column 2 plus , column 3 y , column 4 equals 36 , end table
  3. left brace . table with 3 rows and 6 columns , row1 column 1 , 3 x , column 2 plus , column 3 y , column 4 minus , column 5 2 z , column 6 equals negative 3 , row2 column 1 , x , column 2 minus , column 3 3 y , column 4 minus , column 5 z , column 6 equals negative 2 , row3 column 1 , 2 x , column 2 plus , column 3 2 y , column 4 plus , column 5 3 z , column 6 equals 11 , end table

See Lesson 2-8.

Graph each inequality.

  1. y greater than , 3 x plus 1
  2. y less than , minus x plus 4
  3. y greater than or equal to , 1 half , x minus 2

See Lesson 2-1.

Determine whether each relation is a function.

  1. {(3, 0), open 2 comma negative 1 close comma  (4, 2)}
  2. {(1, 2), (1, 1), open negative 1 comma 1 close }
  3. {(1, 2), open negative 1 comma 2 close comma open negative 1 comma 1 close }

Get Ready! To prepare for Lesson 4-2, do Exercises 83–85.

See Lesson 2-7.

Find the vertex of the graph of each function.

  1. y equals negative 2 vertical line x vertical line
  2. y equals vertical line negative x minus 1 vertical line
  3. y equals 5 vertical line x minus 5 vertical line

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Algebra 2 Chapter 1 Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities Chapter 2 Functions, Equations, and Graphs Chapter 3 Linear Systems Chapter 4 Quadratic Functions and Equations Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions Chapter 6 Radical Functions and Rational Exponents Chapter 7 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Chapter 8 Rational Functions Chapter 9 Sequences and Series Chapter 10 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections Chapter 11 Probability and Statistics Chapter 12 Matrices Chapter 13 Periodic Functions and Trigonometry Chapter 14 Trigonometric Identities and Equations Skills Handbook English/Spanish Illustrated Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments