Activity Overview
This activity, which acts as a learning review, gives the solution for the first seven questions of the MM CAS 2002 Exam 1 Part 1. Students use the Derive software to solve problems on trigonometric functions.
Before the Activity
Install the Derive™ 6 software on the computer See the attached PDF / DFW file for solutions to the questions, and print the file for the class.
During the Activity
Distribute the printed pages to the class.
In this activity, students will:
Find the nature of the trigonometric graph and find its period
Identify the factor by which a trigonometric graph has been dilated
Find the maximum value of a graph
Understand that the graph of y = f(x) corresponds to y = f(-x) reflected along the y-axis
After the Activity
Review student results:
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary