Mrs. Ritsema's Lesson Plans

For the week of: 05/26/08 For Details about course content expectations through the State of Michigan see: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-42668---,00.html See legend below plans for explanation of codes used
Day	Algebra 1	AP Statistics	Algebra 2
	Memorial Day No School See Below Lesson Plans for Special Help Times	Memorial Day No School See Below Lesson Plans for Special Help Times	Memorial Day No School See Below Lesson Plans for Special Help Times
	1^st Hour Final: 8-10 am See Below Lesson Plans for answers to Practice Exam
	2^nd Hour Final: 8-10 am See Below Lesson Plans for answers to Practice Exam		6^th Hour Final: 1-3 pm See Below Lesson Plans for answers to Practice Exam
		3^rd Hour Final: 8-10 am	4^th Hour Final: 1-3 pm See Below Lesson Plans for answers to Practice Exam
		5^th Hour Final: 8-10 am

Special Help Times for Final Exam Review

Algebra 1:

Tuesday, May 27^th, 7-8 am

Wednesday, May 28^th, 7-8 am

Algebra 2:

Wednesday, May 28^th, 10:30-12 noon

AP Statistics:

Thursday, May 29^th, 7-8 am

Friday, May 30^th, 7-8 am

Final Exam Review Answers: Algebra 1

1. -15j^16 (note: j^16 means j raised to the power, or exponent, of 16)
2. 11/13
3. No
4. 4b^2 + 17b
5. – 33 fish/day (a loss of 33 fish each day)
6. +/- 8
7. 1/3
8. MN = 20/3 ; QS = 27/2 (similar triangles have sides in proportion to each other)
9. C
10. ¾ (slope = rise/run….9/12)
11. a. 6 degrees C, 38 degrees C b. 16 degrees C, 35 degrees C
12. (c + 12)( c – 12)
13. B
14. (z + 10)(z – 5)
15. y = 6x – 34 (y = mx + b) m(slope) =
16. C, linear
17. -2, 0
18. A
19. 7/10
20. ---
21. Taxi distance uses horizontal and vertical moves only. The distance formula is able to calculate the shortest distance, usually using the straight line path that is on a diagonal.
22. 6
23. 4c^4 – 13c^3 + 6c^2 – 3c
24. 13/53
25. 5, 7
26. 25 degrees (similar triangles have corresponding angles of equal measure)
27. D
28. 50% or ½
29. a) 1 b) c) (0,0) (5,0) (0,5)
30. ---
31. (a + 7)(a + 7) or (a + 7) ^7
32. (1, 3)
33. 4()
34. A or B
35. a^9
36. 
37. 24
38. T
39. -5/11
40. -1/7
41. 
42. 
43. 48
44. a) -16t(t-7) b) 192 ft. c) at 7 seconds it is at 0 feet
45. C
46. a) -1/3 b) 3
47. -35a + 90a
48. closed circles at -6 and 6 with a line drawn between them
49. F
50. 168 m
51. (4x – 9)(9x + 5)
52. 
53. T
54. D
55. 
56. D
57. 
58. graph
59. 4900
60. (-1, -1)
61. 9.33 cm, no
62. x -7 -5 -3 -1 1 3 5 7

y 6 4 2 0 0 2 4 6

63. 2.2 X 10^5
64. 6/5, -5/4
65. a) H: AC b) L: AB, BC c) 5.7
66. B
67. 3.6 ft.
68. C
69. open circle at -8 and everything to the left
70. -2, 3

Algebra 2 Practice Exam Solutions

1. d
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. d
10. d
11. b
12. b
13. d
14. d
15. d
16. a
17. d
18. a
19. a
20. d
21. b
22. a
23. a
24. d
25. d
26. b
27. a
28. c
29. a
30. c
31. a
32. a
33. c
34. b
35. c
36. c
37. c
38. d
39. b
40. c
41. b
42. b
43. c
44. c
45. c
46. c
47. c
48. a
49. b
50. a
51. a
52. c
53. b
54. d
55. d
56. d
57. b
58. d
59. b
60. b
61. d
62. d
63. c
64. a
65. c
66. b
67. c

Helpful links for overcoming or dealing with test anxiety can be found here:

http://www.kingsford.org/khsweb/staff/Bertoldi/anxiety.htm

(Thank you Mr. Bertoldi!)

Codes used in course standards alignment:

L = Quantitative Literacy and Logic

A = Algebra and Functions

G = Geometry and Trigonometry

S = Statistics and Probability

Standards in Red are taken from Algebra II

Standards in Blue are taken from Geometry

Standards in Green are taken from Algebra I

* These strands are recommended, not required.

Please see the Michigan Education Curriculum site for a full interpretation and presentation of each strand:

Algebra 1: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Algebra_1_167745_7.pdf

Algebra 2: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Algebra_2_167746_7.pdf

Statistics and Probability: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/StatProb_167751_7.pdf