Standards - Mathematics

MA19.8.9d

Given that the slopes for two different sets of points are equal, demonstrate that the linear equations that include those two sets of points may have different y-intercepts.

MA19.8.10

Compare proportional and non-proportional linear relationships represented in different ways (algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions) to solve real-world problems.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • the difference between proportional and non-proportional linear relationships.
  • What rate of change/slope represents as well as the meaning of initial value/y-intercepts when given in a variety of contexts.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • qualitatively and quantitatively compare linear relationships in different ways when those relationships are presented within real-world problems.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • real-world linear relationships can be compared using any representation they choose. based on their understanding of proportions and functions.

Vocabulary

  • Proportional

MA19.8.11

Solve multi-step linear equations in one variable, including rational number coefficients, and equations that require using the distributive property and combining like terms.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to solve one and two step equations with one variable.
  • Write linear equations given real-world contexts.
  • That a solution to an equation can represent a real-world quantity.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • apply the distributive property and combine like terms to simplify an equation.
  • Recognize a solution as representing one solution, no solution, or infinite solutions.
  • Analyze and solve a real-world problem and write an appropriate equation for it that leads to a solution that can be explained within the context of the problem.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • equations can now have more than one solution in given real-world scenarios.
  • The distributive property and combining like terms are essential to simplifying an equation. therefore making it easier to solve.

Vocabulary

  • one solution
  • no solution
  • Infinitely many solutions
  • like terms
  • Distributive property

MA19.8.11a

Determine whether linear equations in one variable have one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b (where a and b are different numbers).

MA19.8.11b

Represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems with equations and interpret each solution in the context of the problem.

MA19.8.12a

Explain that the solution(s) of systems of two linear equations in two variables corresponds to points of intersection on their graphs because points of intersection satisfy both equations simultaneously.

MA19.8.12b

Interpret and justify the results of systems of two linear equations in two variables (one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions) when applied to real-world and mathematical problems.

MA19.8.14

Evaluate functions defined by a rule or an equation, given values for the independent variable.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to apply order of operations.
  • That every input will produce one output for a given function.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • analyze a rule or an equation
  • Substitute given values for the input to produce a desired output.

Understanding

Students should understand that:
  • An output for any function is controlled by the input for that function. This is important to help reinforce/establish the concept of inputs being the independent variable and outputs representing the dependent variable.

Vocabulary

  • Evaluate
  • Input
  • Output
  • Function

MA19.8.15

Compare properties of functions represented algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find rates of change and initial values for function represented multiple ways.
  • how to graph functions when given an equation, table, or verbal description.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify the differences between functions represented in multiple contexts.
  • Tell the differences between linear and nonlinear functions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Converting to different representations of functions can assist in their comparisons of linear functions qualitatively and quantitatively.

Vocabulary

  • Function
  • Linear
  • Non-linear
  • Slope

MA19.8.16

Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two variables.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • that the rate of change of a function is the ratio of change in the output to the change in the input.
  • how to find the rate of change/slope as well as the initial value/y-intercept.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • construct the graph of a linear function.
  • Identify the slope and y-intercept of functions in different contexts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • terms such as slope and y-intercept describe a graphical representation of a linear function and correlate their meaning to the rate of change and initial value, where the input is 0.
  • Using the units from a context appropriately is needed to make their description of rate of change and initial value accurate.

Vocabulary

  • Function
  • Linear
  • Non-linear
  • Slope
  • y-intercept

MA19.8.16a

Interpret the rate of change (slope) and initial value of the linear function from a description of a relationship or from two points in a table or graph.

MA19.8.17

Analyze the relationship (increasing or decreasing, linear or non-linear) between two quantities represented in a graph.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • Characteristics of representations for functions in graphic form.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use mathematical vocabulary and understanding of functions to describe relationships between two quantities.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • functions can be represented in a variety of ways, each of which provides unique perspectives of the relationship between the variables.
  • Graphs of functions are useful to compare characteristics of different relationships.

Vocabulary

  • Increasing
  • Decreasing
  • Linear
  • Non-linear

MA19.7A.13

Generate expressions in equivalent forms based on context and explain how the quantities are related. [Grade 7, 7]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • Properties of operations can be used to identify or create equivalent linear expressions.
  • Equivalent expressions can reveal real-world and mathematical relationships, and some forms of equivalent expressions can provide more insight than others.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Determine whether two expressions are equivalent.
  • Rewrite expressions into equivalent forms by combining like terms, using the distributive property, and factoring.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Rewriting an expression in different forms in a problem context can clarify the problem.
  • Rewriting an expression can clarify how the quantities in the problem are related.

Vocabulary

  • Like terms
  • Equivalent expressions
  • Distributive property
  • Factor

MA19.7A.14

Develop and apply properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical and algebraic expressions. [Grade 8, 3]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • That whole number exponents indicate repeated multiplication of the base number and that these exponents indicate the actual number of factors being produced.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Develop integer exponent operations in order to generate equivalent expressions through addition, multiplication, division and raising a power by another power with expressions containing integer exponents.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Just as whole number exponents represent repeated multiplication, negative integer exponents represent repeated division by the base number.
  • The exponent can be translated (visually. i.e. listing out the factors) to represent the exact number of factors being repeated so that the use of integer exponent operations ("rules") can be proven/make sense.

Vocabulary

  • Integer Exponent

MA19.7A.15

Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • That the square root of a non-perfectsquare is an irrational number.
  • Equations can potentially have twosolutions.
  • how to identify a perfect square/cube.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Define a perfect square/cube.
  • Evaluate radical expressions representing square and cube roots.
  • Solve equations with a squared or cubed variable.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is an inverse relationship between squares and cubes and their roots.

Vocabulary

  • Radical
  • Square Root
  • Cube Root

MA19.7A.16a

Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used, expressing answers in scientific notation. [Grade 8, 6]

MA19.7A.17

Solve multi-step real-world and mathematical problems involving rational numbers (integers, signed fractions, and decimals), converting between forms as needed. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. [Grade 7, 8]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • Multiplying by 0.1 is the same as multiplying by 1/10 , the value of 10 percent can also be found by simply dividing by 10.
  • 1% = 0.01 = 1 100 .
  • Since multiplying by 0.01 is the same as multiplying by 1/100 , the value of 1 percent can also be found by simply dividing by 100.
  • Adding a percent of a number onto the original number is the same thing as adding that percent to 100 and then finding that new percent of the number.
  • Finding more than 100% of a number must yield an answer that is larger than the original number.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Convert between different forms of a rational number.
  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • One form of a number may be more advantageous to use in a problem context than another form.
  • Using estimation strategies helps to determine the reasonableness of answers.
  • Finding one percent or ten percent of a number can facilitate solving percent problems.

Vocabulary

  • Rational numbers
  • Integers
  • Estimation

MA19.7A.18

Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem and construct algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • p(x + q) = px + pq, where p and q are specific rational numbers.
  • When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative number, every term must change signs and the inequality symbol reversed.
  • In the graph of an inequality, the endpoint will be a closed circle indicating the number is included in the solution set (≤ or ≥) or an open circle indicating the number is not included in the solution set ( ).

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem.
  • Construct equations (px + q = r and p(x + q) = r) to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.
  • Construct simple inequalities (px + q > r or px + q ) to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.
  • Graph the solution set of an inequality.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Real-world problems can be represented through algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities.
  • The inequality symbol reverses when multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative number, and why.

Vocabulary

  • Algebraic expressions
  • Equations
  • Inequalities
  • Greater than
  • Greater than or equal to
  • less than
  • less than or equal to

MA19.7A.18a

Solve word problems leading to equations of the form $px + q = r$ and $p(x + q) = r$, where $p$, $q$, and $r$ are specific rational numbers. Solve equations of these forms fluently. Compare an algebraic solution to an arithmetic solution, identifying the sequence of the operations used in each approach.

MA19.7A.18b

Solve word problems leading to inequalities of the form $px + q > r$ or $px + q < r$, where $p$, $q$, and $r$ are specific rational numbers. Graph the solution set of the inequality and interpret it in the context of the problem. [Grade 7, 9, and linear portion of Algebra I with Probability, 11]

MA19.7A.19

Create equations in two variables to represent relationships between quantities in context; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales and use them to make predictions. Limit to contexts arising from linear functions. [Algebra I with Probability, 12 partial]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to construct a linear function that models the relationship between two quantities.
  • Graph linear equations.
  • That the graph of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting of input and a corresponding output.
  • That the graph of a two-variable equation represents the set of all solutions to the equation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Create equations in two variables from tables or verbal descriptions.
  • Graph the relationship between two variable equations. and use graph to recognize key features of the graph.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Why their equations were created and how they relate to the given real-world context.
  • Scaling of coordinate axes needs to appropriate to the context given.
  • Graphs can be used to make predictions about possible solutions to a two variable equation or system.

Vocabulary

  • System of equations
  • Scale
  • Linear Function

MA19.7A.20

Represent constraints by equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context. Limit to contexts arising from linear. [Algebra I with Probability, 13 partial]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to construct a linear function that models the relationship between two quantities.
  • how to graph two variable equations using appropriate scale.
  • how to interpret a graph of two variable equations in context.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Write and graph a system of linear equations or inequalities based on real-world context.
  • Interpret the solutions to equations or inequalities as a viable or nonviable answer based on models created from the equations or inequalities.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The solutions to linear systems of equations/inequalities, while sometimes infinite in theory, can be limited to have more realistic meaning in real-world contexts.

Vocabulary

  • System of equations
  • Scale
  • Linear Function
  • Constraint

MA19.7A.21

Solve multi-step linear equations in one variable, including rational number coefficients, and equations that require using the distributive property and combining like terms.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to solve one and two step equations with one variable.
  • Write linear equations given real-world contexts.
  • That a solution to an equation can represent a real-world quantity.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Apply the distributive property and combine like terms to simplify an equation.
  • Recognize a solution as representing one solution, no solution, or infinite solutions.
  • Analyze and solve a real-world problem and write an appropriate equation for it that leads to a solution that can be explained within the context of the problem.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Equations can now have more than one solution in given real-world scenarios.
  • The distributive property and combining like terms are essential to simplifying an equation. therefore making it easier to solve.

Vocabulary

  • One solution
  • No solution
  • Infinitely many solutions
  • Like terms
  • Distributive property

MA19.7A.22

Identify the effect on the graph of replacing $f(x)$ by $f(x) + k,$ $k \cdot f(x), f (kx),$ and $f(x + k)$ for specific values of $k$ (both positive and negative); find the value of $k$ given the graphs. Experiment with cases and explain the effects on the graph using technology, where appropriate. Limit to linear functions. [Algebra I with Probability, 23]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • Linear relationships have input and output values that have an associated graph, including a y-intercept.
  • parallel lines have the same slope but different y-intercepts.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Compare functions with the same slopes graphically while manipulating k values.
  • Explore functions with a calculator or graphing software to develop a relationshipbetween the coefficient on x and the slope.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Linear functions can shift based on factors other than the independent variable.
  • The shift of a function is not the same as the stretch of a function.

Vocabulary

  • Linear function
  • Slope
  • y-intercept

MA19.7A.23

Construct a function to model the linear relationship between two variables.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • That the rate of change of a function is the ratio of change in the output to the change in the input.
  • how to find the rate of change/slope as well as the initial value/y-intercept.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Construct the graph of a linear function.
  • Identify the slope and y-intercept of functions in different contexts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Terms such as slope and y-intercept describe a graphical.
  • Representation of a linear function and correlate their meaning to the rate of change and initial value, where the input is 0.
  • Using the units from a context appropriately is needed to make their description of rate of change and initial value accurate.

Vocabulary

  • Function
  • Linear
  • Non-linear
  • Slope
  • y-intercept

MA19.7A.24

Explain why the x-coordinates of the points where the graphs of the equations $y = f(x)$ and $y = g(x)$ intersect are the solutions of the equation $f(x) = g(x)$. Limit to linear equations. [Algebra I with Probability, 19]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • That a point of intersection between two linear functions represents one solution to those functions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use mathematical language to explain why the x-coordinates are the same at intersection for y = f(x) and y = g(x).

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • That in cases of a system of linear equations, there is sometimes only one, common point for each one that yields a solution. This is different from previous experiences with single linear equations where every point on its line is a solution set.

Vocabulary

  • x-intercepts
  • y-intercepts
  • Point of intersection
  • One solution

MA19.7A.25

Find approximate solutions by graphing the functions, making tables of values, or finding successive approximations, using technology where appropriate.

Note: Include cases where $f(x)$ is linear and $g(x)$ is constant or linear. [Algebra I with Probability, 19 edited]

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use a table to graph and analyze a function.
  • Estimate values between points on a table and graph.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • find and make use of successive approximation as method to solve the system y = f(x) and y = g(x)

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • to be more precise with solutions to a system of linear equations, it is best to make use of successive approximation (even using adequate technology) rather than one estimate based on a single representation.

Vocabulary

  • X-intercepts
  • y-intercepts
  • point of intersection
  • one solution
  • Approximation
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