Reporting Category # 1 Number and Algebraic Methods The student will demonstrate an understanding of how to use algebraic methods to manipulate numbers, expressions, and equations. (A.10) The student applies the mathematical process standards and algebraic methods to rewrite in equivalent forms and perform operations on polynomial expressions. The student is expected to: (A) Add and subtract polynomials of degree one and degree two (*SS*) 1. 2016 – Q2 (B) Multiply polynomials of degree one and degree two (*SS*) 2. 2016 – Q54 (C) Determine the quotient of a polynomial of degree one and polynomial of degree two when divided by a polynomial of degree one and degree two when the degree of the divisor does not exceed the degree of the dividend (*SS*) NO test questions 2013 – 2016 (D) Rewrite polynomial expressions of degree one and degree two in equivalent forms using the distributive property (*SS*) 3. 2016 – Q15 4. 2015 – Q19 5. 2014 – Q47 6. 2013 – Q9 (E) factor, if possible, trinomials with real factors in the form 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 , including perfect square trinomials of degree two (***RS***) 7. 2016 – Q6 8. 2016 – Q49 9. 2015 – Q25 10. 2013 – Q53 (F) decide if a binomial can be written as the difference of two squares and, if possible, use the structure of a difference of two squares to rewrite the binomial (*SS*) 11. 2016 – Q25 (A.11) The student applies the mathematical process standards and algebraic methods to rewrite algebraic expressions into equivalent forms. The student is expected to: (A) Simplify numerical radical expressions involving square roots (*SS*) No test questions 2013 – 2016 (B) Simplify numerical and algebraic expressions using the laws of exponents, including integral and rational exponents (***RS***) 12. 2016 – Q10 13. 2016 – Q31 14. 2015 – Q12 15. 2014 – Q50 16. 2013 – Q51 (A.12) The student applies the mathematical process standards and algebraic methods to write, solve, analyze, and evaluate equations, relations, and functions. The student is expected to: (A) decide whether relations represented verbally, tabularly, graphically, and symbolically define a function (*SS*) 17. 2016 – Q36 18. 2015 – Q46 19. 2014 – Q19 20. 2013 – Q32 (B) evaluate functions, expressed in function notation, given one or more elements in their domains (*SS*) 21. 2015 – Q48 22. 2014 – Q42 23. 2013 – Q8 24. 2016 – Q27 25. 2013 – Q14 26. 2013 – Q20 27. 2013 – Q24 (?) 28. 2013 – Q49 (C) identify terms of arithmetic and geometric sequences when the sequences are given in function form using recursive processes (*SS*) No test questions 2013 – 2016 (D) write a formula for the nth term of arithmetic and geometric sequences, given the value of several of their terms (*SS*) 29. 2014 – Q23 30. 2013 – Q13 (?) (E) solve mathematic and scientific formulas, and other literal equations, for a specified variable (*SS*) 31. 2016 – Q18