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    Technology is an important part of learning mathematics. For decades, graphing calculators were the primary tool used to accomplish this. Upon completion of college, however, students rarely use or see the need for these devices. A growing trend exists instead towards computers, smart phones and other devices running Internet software that has become extremely powerful, easy to use and low-cost or free of charge. Effective mathematics instruction should keep up with this trend by incorporating these types of programs. It will benefit students three ways: (1) introduce students to the latest tools of science and technology; (2) provide students with life skills that are more likely to apply to the real world; and (3) reinforce concepts of the mathematics involved in their coursework. Wolfram|Alpha represents one of the most exciting, broadly applicable, powerful and easy to use of all the computational programs available. About one-third of the questions in these Intermediate Algebra activities teach input and command syntax; one-third emphasizes answer interpretation; and one-third reinforces the concepts and material of Intermediate Algebra. The projects are meant to be started after finishing the corresponding chapter(s) in the students' textbook.

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    Technology is an important part of learning mathematics. For decades, graphing calculators were the primary tool used to accomplish this. Upon completion of college, however, students rarely use or see the need for these devices. A growing trend exists instead towards computers, smart phones and other devices running Internet software that has become extremely powerful, easy to use and low-cost or free of charge. Effective mathematics instruction should keep up with this trend by incorporating these types of programs. It will benefit students three ways: (1) introduce students to the latest tools of science and technology; (2) provide students with life skills that are more likely to apply to the real world; and (3) reinforce concepts of the mathematics involved in their coursework. Wolfram|Alpha represents one of the most exciting, broadly applicable, powerful and easy to use of all the computational programs available. About one-third of the questions in these Intermediate Algebra activities teach input and command syntax; one-third emphasizes answer interpretation; and one-third reinforces the concepts and material of Intermediate Algebra. The projects are meant to be started after finishing the corresponding chapter(s) in the students' textbook.

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    Wolfram - Alpha Activity - Topic, Quadratic Functions - Intermediate Algebra Activity 5

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    Technology is an important part of learning mathematics. For decades, graphing calculators were the primary tool used to accomplish this. Upon completion of college, however, students rarely use or see the need for these devices. A growing trend exists instead towards computers, smart phones and other devices running Internet software that has become extremely powerful, easy to use and low-cost or free of charge. Effective mathematics instruction should keep up with this trend by incorporating these types of programs. It will benefit students three ways: (1) introduce students to the latest tools of science and technology; (2) provide students with life skills that are more likely to apply to the real world; and (3) reinforce concepts of the mathematics involved in their coursework. Wolfram|Alpha represents one of the most exciting, broadly applicable, powerful and easy to use of all the computational programs available. About one-third of the questions in these Intermediate Algebra activities teach input and command syntax; one-third emphasizes answer interpretation; and one-third reinforces the concepts and material of Intermediate Algebra. The projects are meant to be started after finishing the corresponding chapter(s) in the students' textbook.

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    Quadratic Functions 1 Intermediate Algebra

    Activities Using WA

    WA Activity # 5  ‐‐  Quadratic Functions 
     
    Type "x^2 = 9” into the WA search engine. Use the results to answer the following questions. 
    1.  What does the graph of the blue line represent? 
    2. What does the graph of the red line represent? 
    3. What do the red dots represent? 
    4. Solve the equation by hand using paper and pencil. Show two different ways; one by using 
    the Square Root Property and one by setting the equation equal to zero and factoring. Show 
    your work. 
     
    Type “x^2 – 4x – 5 = 0” into the WA search engine. Use the results to answer the following 
    questions. 
    5. How many solutions are there? What are they? 
    6. Look at the Alternate forms. Show two different ways to solve the equation; one by using the 
    Quadratic Formula and one by factoring. Show your work. 
     
    Type “(1/4)x^2 = 2x – 9/2” into the WA search engine. Use the results to answer the following 
    questions. 
    7. Are the solutions real or complex? How do you know? 
    8. Type “plot y = (1/4)x^2 ‐ 2x + 9/2” into the WA search engine. Does the graph show the x‐
    axis? Does the graph cut across the x‐axis? Is there an x‐intercept? 
    9. Solve the equation by hand using the method of your choice. Show your work. 
     
    Type “quadratic fit {(1.3, 13.2), (3.1, 25.8), (3.7, 39.2), (5.2, 63.8)}” into the WA search engine. 
    Use the results to answer the following questions. 
    10. What is the quadratic equation of best fit? 
    11. The scatter plot appears to be in the shape of what kind of a graph? Does the equation 
    appear to model the data reasonably well? 
    12. In the WA command line, change the word “quadratic” to the word “linear.” What is the 
    linear equation of best fit? Does the linear equation appear to model the data reasonably well? 
    13. How would you decide which model to use, linear or quadratic? 
     
    Quadratic Functions 2 Intermediate Algebra
    Activities Using WA

    Type “2x^2 + 5x = 1” into the WA search engine. Use the results to answer the following 
    questions. 
    14. Rewrite the WA solutions as a single fraction using the plus/minus sign. 
    15. Click on Approximate forms to get a decimal approximation of the solutions to the nearest 
    hundredth. 
     
    Type the function “3x^2 +2x – 4” into the WA search engine. Use the results to answer the 
    following questions. 
    16. Rewrite the WA solutions (Roots) as a single fraction using the plus/minus sign. 
    17. Click on Approximate forms to get a decimal approximation of the solutions to three places 
    past the decimal, to the nearest thousandth. 
    18. What are the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y = 3x^2 + 2x – 4? 
    19. Does this quadratic function have a minimum or a maximum? What is that minimum or 
    maximum? 
    20. Find the x‐intercepts. Write your answers as ordered pairs in exact radical form and as 
    decimal approximations to three places. 

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