Advanced Algebra

Chapter 6 Assignment List

Mrs. Dohm

 

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING: Procedures for counting items are derived from patterns.

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

          1.  What is the difference between a permutation and a combination?

 

2.  How are combinations used when finding probability?

 

3.  How can a binomial expansion be used when finding probability?

 

 

Section 6-1A                           Page 425      #1 – 13, 15 – 18

·        Explain how you can tell if two or more events are mutually exclusive?

 

Section 6-1B                         Page 431      #1, 5 – 13, 16 – 20

·        What is a permutation?  Explain why

 

Section 6-1A & B                    Worksheet

·        How does your counting strategy differ when outcomes in a series of events can or cannot be repeated?

 

Section 6-2A (Day 1)              Worksheet

·        How do you know when a counting problem is a combination rather than a permutation?

 

Section 6-2A (Day 2)              Worksheet

·        Describe a situation in which you might want to know the number of combinations.

QUIZ 6-1 AND 6-2A             Read page 437 and answer questions #1 – 3

 

Section 6-2B (Day 1)              Explore Activity

·        What is a binomial?  Give an example.

 

Section 6-2B (Day 2)              Page 446      #1 – 8, 12, 15, 17

·        How does the expansion of (x + y)6 compare to the expansion of (x – y)6?

 

Section 6-2B (Day 3)              Worksheet

·        Describe two different methods of finding the coefficients of an expanded binomial.

 

Binomial Probability                  Worksheet

·        What is the formula for binomial probability?

 

 

Binomial Probability                  Worksheet

·        How can we determine if a probability is binomial?

 

 

Section 6-2C                           Page 450      #1 -10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22 – 24

·        Describe how a binomial expansion can be used to model the experiment of tossing a coin 6 times.

 

Chapter 6 Review                     Page 452      #1 – 7, 9, 10, 11 – 13, 15 – 17 (using formula), 19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37

·        Answer essential questions

 

CHAPTER 6 TEST              ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS DUE