Simplify the expression.

1.

}}
(5 2 2)
2
1 (10 2 6)
2
2.

}}
(21 2 1)
2
1 (8 1 4)
2

3. You made $36 in tips waiting tables on Friday night. On
Saturday night you made $48 in tips. How much did you
average in tips for the two nights?
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 614619
LESSON
9.1
a2_mnlaect371559_c09wu.indd 9-W1 9/3/09 9:52:52 PM
1. Solve x 5
1

}
2
y
2
for y
2
. 2. Solve y 5 2
1
}
6
x
2
for x
2
.
3. Identify the axis of symmetry for the graph of y 5 3x
2
.
4. Identify the vertex of the graph of y 5 3x
2
.
5. The equation y 5 20.016x
2
1 16x models the path of a
rocket. What is the vertex of the graph of the function?
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 620625
LESSON
9.2
Find the distance between (0, 0) and the given point.
1. (3, 4) 2. (5, 12)
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to each line?
3. y 5
1

}
3
x 2 5 4. y 5 24x 2 7
LESSON
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 626632
9.3
Solve a
2
1 b
2
5 c
2
for the missing value.
1. a 5 9, b 5 3 2. a 5 2, c 5 12
3. b 5 6, c 5 10
4.
x
2
a
}
2
1
y
2

}
2

b
5 1, If 9x
2
1 4y
2
5 36 is rewritten in the form
what are the values of a and b?
LESSON
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 634639
9.4
Identify the foci of each ellipse.
1.
x
2
}
15
1
y
2

}
16
5 1 2.
x
2
}
49
1
y
2

}
45
5 1
3. You sail 5 miles due north from your mooring. Then you sail
3 miles due east. How far are you from your mooring?
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 642648
LESSON
9.5
Tell which conic section the equation describes.
1. y 5
1

}

4
x
2
2. x
2
1 y
2
5 25
3.
x
2
}
9
2
y
2

}
25
5 1 4.
x
2
}
25
1
y
2

}
9
5 1
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 650657
LESSON
9.6
Solve the system by substitution.
1. 2. y 5 x 1 1
x 4 1 5y 5 23
x 1 3y 5 21
2x 2 y 5 3 5
3. The admission price to a show was $3 for students and $4.50
for nonstudents. The sales from 200 tickets totaled $720. How
many of each kind of ticket were sold?
LESSON
Warm-Up Exercises
For use with pages 658664
9.7