Welcome to Algebra 2 Honors!Please note that this packet is a requirement for all students. There will be an assessment given at the beginning of the year to evaluate your placement.

Your work should be neat and legible. Show all work on the hand-out. If more space is needed you may use loose leaf paper. Purple Math is a great site ( and will provide you with examples and lessons to help you complete assignments.You can search topics in Google or YouTube for other help. Don’t buy anything; there is plenty of free help out there on the web.

The booklet containing all of your assignments should be ready to turn in the first day of class. Come to class prepared to start working! A scientific or graphing calculator is a must for Algebra 2. We use Texas Instruments graphing calculators here at Mandarin High School. Many stores will have them on sale in August.

You will need the following materials starting your very first day:

  • loose leaf paper
  • graph paper
  • pencils
  • erasers
  • TI-30XS calculator is required
  • TI-83 or TI-84 calculator is preferred & will be of great assistance
  • any other materials on your teacher’s syllabus

The Algebra 2 teachers look forward to seeing you next August!

SUMMER PREPERATORY WORK FOR ALGEBRA 2

This packet is REQUIREDand will count as a quiz grade during your 1st quarter of Algebra 2.

Work MUST be shown in order to receive credit.

TOPIC: VARIABLE AND VERBAL EXPRESSIONS.

# 1 - 8: Write each as an algebraic expressions.

  1. decreased by 17
  1. increased by 6

  1. The product of and 7
  1. The sum of and 8

  1. 6 squared
  1. Twice

  1. The quotient of 18 and
  1. cubed

TOPIC: ORDER OF OPERATIONS

# 9 - 20: Evaluate each expression. Show each little step.




  1. ; use m = 1 and p = 5
  2. ; use x = 7, and y = 7

  1. ; use x = 6, y = 8 , and z = 6
  1. ; use m = 9, and p = 3

  1. ; use y = 3, and z = 7
  1. ; use x = 1, and y = 1

TOPIC: COMBINING LIKE TERMS

# 21 - 24: Simplify each expression.



TOPIC: ADDING AND SUBTRACTING POLYNOMIALS

# 25 - 28: simplify each expression.



TOPIC: MULTIPLYING POLYNOMIALS

# 29 - 32: Find each product.



TOPIC: TWO-STEP EQUATIONS

# 33 - 36: Solve each inequality.



TOPIC: TWO-STEP INEQUALITIES

# 37 - 40: Solve each inequality & graph its solution.

TOPIC: MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS

# 41 - 44: Solve each equation.

  1. 2(1 – 7n)


TOPIC: MULTI-STEP INEQUALITIES

# 45 - 48: Solve each inequality & graph its solution.

TOPIC: ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS

# 49 - 52: Solve each equation.



TOPIC: GRAPHING LINES

# 53 - 58: Sketch the graph of each line.

TOPIC: GRAPHING LINEAR INEQUALITIES

# 59 - 62: Sketch the graph of each linear inequality.

TOPIC: FINDING SLOPE FROM AN EQUATION

# 63 - 66: Find the slope of each line.



TOPIC: FINDING SLOPE FROM TWO POINTS

# 67 - 70: Find the slope of the line through each pair of points.

  1. (19, -16), (-7, -15)
  1. (1, -19), (-2, -7)

  1. (-4, 7), (-6, -4)
  1. (20, 8), (9, 16)

TOPIC: ADDING AND SUBTRACTING RADICAL EXPRESSIONS

# 71 - 74: Simplify each expression.



TOPIC: MULTIPLYING RADICAL EXPRESSIONS

# 75 - 78: Simplify each expression.



TOPIC: SIMPLIFYING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

# 79 - 82: Simplify each expression.



TOPIC: FACTORING GENERAL TRINOMIALS

# 83 – 90: Factor each trinomial.

Example)

What two numbers multiply to make 2 and add to make 3? 2 and 1

Example)

What two numbers multiply to make -35 and add to make 2? 7 and -5

Example)

What two numbers multiply to make 28 and add to make -11? -7 and -4

Example)

What two numbers multiply to make -5 and add to make -4? -5 and 1