Algebra I Blitz to Ensure your Score STARTS with a 4!!!!
Calculator Trick #1 – STO BUTTON!!!
Steps:
1) Pick a number like 2, 3, 4
for a variable
2) Type in the number and
press
3) Then hit
Hint: You can type in any letter
if you use the
key
1)
2) Which of the following is equivalent to
a12b 2
?
a 3b 6
3) What value of p will make this equation true?
4) For which system of inequalities is ( 3,1) a solution?
5) Which expression represents the sum of
(4 x  3x 2  1)  (3x 2  x  5) ?
6) What is the value of this expression when n  15?
a)  6 x 2  5 x  4
c)5 x  4
b)5 x  4
d )7 x  2 x  4
2
2
Calculator Trick #2 – 1-Var Stats
7) Billy listed the weights of students on his
wrestling team,
83, 75,89,122,108,98,130,94,111,125,101,105
2 n  6
a )  42
b)  18
c )18
d )42
Algebra I Blitz to Ensure your Score STARTS with a 4!!!!
Calculator Trick #3 – TABLE!!!
8) What is the range of the function
9)
1
f ( x)  x  2 when the domain is
2
{2, 4, 6}
10) Which is an equation for the line that
passes through the points
(0,1) and (6, 1) ?
11) Which equation best represents this data set?
{(4, 4.8), (3, 8.2), ( 2, 9.1), ( 1, 8.1), (0, 4.7), (1, 0.3)}
a) y  1.1x 2  4.2 x  4.9
b) y  1.1x 2  4.2 x  4.9
c) y  1.1x  4.2
d ) y  1.1x  4.2
Calculator Trick #4 – Polysmlt2
Solving quadratic equations or Factoring Polynomials
Use when you only have 1 quadratic
1) Hit
Polysmlt2
1) Hit
Polysmlt2
2) 2: Simultaneous Eqn Solver
Type in coefficients only if your equations look like
this:
Ax  By  C
2) 1: Polynomial Root Finder
3) Type in coefficients
12) Which are the following represents the zero(s) of
the function f ( x)  2 x 2  3x  2 ?
a ) x  2,
1
2
b) x  2, 
c) x  2
1
d )x   , 2
2
1
2
14) What is the solution to the system of equations?
x  2y 3
4x  y  6
a )(1, 2)
b)( 1, 2)
Solving Systems of equations
Use when you have two linear equations!
c)(2,1)
d )(2, 1)
13)
Algebra I Blitz to Ensure your Score STARTS with a 4!!!!
Calculator Trick #5 – Radicals
If you see a “
” (square root) symbol, you can use your calculator to find the closest answer.
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16)
Calculator Trick #6 – LinReg
The table shows the number of students enrolled in the advanced algebra program at Fair Oaks High School during
the first 6 years.
Other Information!
Function - x does not repeat!!!
Not a function – x repeats