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This document contains an assignment for a grade 12 math unit on quadratic functions. The assignment contains 5 multi-part questions involving quadratic expressions and equations. Students are asked to show their work, use proper mathematical notation, and communicate their logic clearly. Marks will be awarded for knowledge, thinking skills, communication, and applying concepts from the quadratic functions unit.

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This document contains an assignment for a grade 12 math unit on quadratic functions. The assignment contains 5 multi-part questions involving quadratic expressions and equations. Students are asked to show their work, use proper mathematical notation, and communicate their logic clearly. Marks will be awarded for knowledge, thinking skills, communication, and applying concepts from the quadratic functions unit.

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MCR3U

Unit 3 Quadratic Functions


Assignment #2


Name:
Date:


Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking/Inquiry
Communication
Application
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Instructions: Show all your work for full marks. Dont forget to check for errors! Good luck!

Note: 5 communication marks will be given overall for proper mathematical notation, mathematical form, and
clarity of your answers (E.g. Is it easy to read/follow your logic/follow your thought process?).

1. SAC is organizing the winter formal and all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.
Tickets to the dance cost $31.25 per person if a minimum of 104 people attend. For every 8 extra
people that attend, the price will decrease by $1.25 per person.
a. Write an expression to represent the amount of money donated to charity.

[A:1]
b. How many tickets need to be sold to maximize the donation to charity?


[A:2]
c. What is the price of each ticket that maximized donations?




[A:1]
d. What is the maximum donation?







[A:1]

2. MMHS senior girls basketball team won their last game with a final second shot! The path of the
basketball shot can be modeled by the equation h(d) = 0.125d 2 + 0.707d + 2.5 , where h is the height of
the basketball, in meters, and d is the horizontal distance of the ball from the player, in metres.
a. Find the maximum height reached by the ball to the nearest tenth of a metre.

[A:2]
b. What is the horizontal distance of the ball from the player when it reaches its maximum height
to the nearest tenth of the metre?







[A:2]
c. How high above the floor is the ball when the player releases it?



[A:2]
d. Find the inverse d(h) . What does the inverse represent?




[A:3]
e. How far is the player from the net if the hoop is 3.08 m above the ground and her shot goes into
the basket?








[T/I:4] & [C:2]

3. A square flower garden is surrounded by a brick walkway that is 1.5 m wide. The area of the walkway
is equal to the area of the garden.
a. Determine the exact dimensions of the flower garden (i.e. Do NOT round your answer. Keep the
radical).










[T/I:4]
b. Verify that the area of the garden is equal to the area of the path.


[T/I:4]

4. Determine the conditions on the value of b so that the minimum value of the quadratic function



[T/I:4] & [C:3]
f (x) = x 2 + bx + 5 is an integer. Explain your answer fully.

5. If x 2 8x +13 = 0 has roots x1 and x2 , and x1 < x2 , for what range of values of k will x 2 8x + k = 0 have
roots x3 and x4 , x3 < x4 , such that x3 < x1 < x2 < x4





[T/I:6]

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