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The California Mathematics Content Standards

Algebra II Mathematics Content Standards

This discipline complements and expands the mathematical content and concepts of
Algebra I and geometry. Students who master Algebra II will gain experience with algebraic
solutions of problems in various content areas, including the solution of systems of quadratic
equations, logarithmic and exponential functions, the binomial theorem , and the
complex number system.

  1.0 Students solve equations and inequalities involving absolute value. Note: The sample
problems illustrate
the standards and
are written to help
clarify them. Some
problems are written
in a form that can be
used directly with
students; others will
need to be modified
before they are
used with students.
 
2.0 Students solve systems of linear equations and inequalities (in two or three
variables) by substitution, with graphs, or with matrices.

Draw the region in the plane that is the solution set for the inequality
(x - 1)(x + 2y) > 0.
 
 
 
3.0 Students are adept at operations on polynomials, including long division.
Divide x4- 3x2 + 3x by x2+ 2.

Write the answer in the form: .
 

 
 
4.0 Students factor polynomials representing the difference of squares, perfect
square trinomials, and the sum and difference of two cubes.
 
 
 
5.0 Students demonstrate knowledge of how real and complex numbers are related
both arithmetically and graphically. In particular, they can plot complex
numbers as points in the plane.
 
 
 
6.0 Students add, subtract , multiply, and divide complex numbers.
 
 
 
7.0 Students add, subtract, multiply, divide, reduce, and evaluate rational
expressions with monomial and polynomial denominators and simplify
complicated rational expressions , including those with negative exponents
in the denominator.

7.0 Simplify
 

 
 
8.0 Students solve and graph quadratic equations by factoring, completing the
square, or using the quadratic formula. Students apply these techniques in
solving word problems. They also solve quadratic equations in the complex
number system.

In the figure shown below, the area between the two squares is 11 square
inches. The sum of the perimeters of the two squares is 44 inches. Find the
length of a side of the larger square. (ICAS 1997)


 

 
 
9.0 Students demonstrate and explain the effect that changing a coefficient has on
the graph of quadratic functions; that is, students can determine how the graph
of a parabola changes as a, b, and c vary in the equation y = a(x-b)2+ c.
 
 
 
10.0 Students graph quadratic functions and determine the maxima, minima, and
zeros of the function.

Find a quadratic function of x that has zeros at x = -1 and x = 2. Find a cubic
equation of x that has zeros at x = -1 and x = 2 and nowhere else. (ICAS 1997)

 
 
 
11.0 Students prove simple laws of logarithms.

11.1 Students understand the inverse relationship between exponents and
logarithms and use this relationship to solve problems involving
logarithms and exponents.

11.2 Students judge the validity of an argument according to whether the
properties of real numbers, exponents, and logarithms have been
applied correctly at each step.
 
 
 
12.0 Students know the laws of fractional exponents, understand exponential
functions, and use these functions in problems involving exponential growth
and decay.

The number of bacteria in a colony was growing exponentially. At 1 p.m.
yesterday the number of bacteria was 100, and at 3 p.m. yesterday it was 4,000.
How many bacteria were there in the colony at 6 p.m. yesterday? (TIMSS)

 
 
 
13.0 Students use the definition of logarithms to translate between logarithms in
any base.
 
 
 
14.0 Students understand and use the properties of logarithms to simplify logarithmic
numeric expressions and to identify their approximate values.

Find the largest integer that is less than:


 

 
 
15.0 Students determine whether a specific algebraic statement involving rational
expressions, radical expressions , or logarithmic or exponential functions is
sometimes true, always true, or never true.
 
 
 
16.0 Students demonstrate and explain how the geometry of the graph of a conic
section (e.g., asymptotes, foci, eccentricity) depends on the coefficients of the
quadratic equation representing it.
 
 
 
17.0 Given a quadratic equation of the form ax2 + by2 + cx + dy + e = 0, students can
use the method for completing the square to put the equation into standard
form and can recognize whether the graph of the equation is a circle , ellipse,
parabola, or hyperbola. Students can then graph the equation.

Does the origin lie inside, outside, or on the geometric figure whose equation is
x2 + y2 - 10x + 10y - 1 = 0? Explain your reasoning. (ICAS 1997)

 

 
 
18.0 Students use fundamental counting principles to compute combinations and
permutations
.
 
 
 
19.0 Students use combinations and permutations to compute probabilities.
 
 
 
20.0 Students know the binomial theorem and use it to expand binomial expressions
that are raised to positive integer powers.
 
 
 
21.0 Students apply the method of mathematical induction to prove general statements
about the positive integers.
 
 
 
22.0 Students find the general term and the sums of arithmetic series and of both
finite and infinite geometric series.
 
 
 
23.0 Students derive the summation formulas for arithmetic series and for both
finite and infinite geometric series.
 
 
 
24.0 Students solve problems involving functional concepts, such as composition,
defining the inverse function and performing arithmetic operations on functions.

Which of the following functions are their own inverse functions? Use at least
two different methods to answer this question and explain your methods:

(ICAS 1997)
 

 
 
25.0 Students use properties from number systems to justify steps in combining
and simplifying functions.
 
 
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