NY Regents Algebra I case studies
NY Regents Algebra I · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Regents Examination in Algebra I is one of the New York State Regents Exams administered through the New York State Education Department's Office of State Assessment, which lists Regents Exams among its assessment programs alongside Grades 3-8 Tests, computer-based testing, exam schedules, and the New York State Alternate Assessment. It is taken by high school students in New York State as part of their mathematics coursework and by candidates who need to satisfy a Regents examination requirement. The NY Regents Algebra I case studies are 5 cases and about 2,681 words.
1Square Herb Plot: Fencing, Irrational Side Length, and Cost
The community garden committee plans a square herb plot with an area of 42 square feet. Fencing is sold only in half-foot sections, and the committee must buy enough to go around the entire plot plus a 3-foot gate opening that does not need fencing.
540 words, about 3 min2Talent Show Ticket Sales: System of Inequalities
The student council is selling tickets to a talent show in an auditorium that seats at most 250 people. Student tickets cost 5 each and adult tickets cost 8 each.
511 words, about 3 min3Model Rocket Heights: Comparing a Quadratic Function and a Table
A physics class launches two model rockets from a rooftop. Rocket A's height in feet after t seconds is modeled by h A(t) = -16t^2 + 64t + 80.
486 words, about 2 min4Triangular Banner: Similarity, Area, and Inscribed Circle
A graphic designer is enlarging a triangular school logo for a banner. On a coordinate grid measured in inches, the original logo has vertices P(0,0), Q(4,0), and R(0,3).
511 words, about 3 min5Sports and Math Pass Rates: Conditional Relative Frequency and Causation
A student council surveys 200 students at a high school about whether they play a school sport and whether they passed last year's math course. The results are: 72 students play a sport and passed math; 18 play a sport and did not pass; 84 do not play a sport and passed; 26 do not play a sport and did not pass.
633 words, about 3 min