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List the math classes you have taken during high school. Write a few sentences describing your feelings toward math and why - either a good experience or a bad one. Think about what type of learner you are describe the best methods teachers use to help you understand the topics. Please describe your goals after this year - do you need this class to graduate and you are a senior, are you here for MCAS reasons, or what math class or classes do you plan on taking next year?

ANSWER: freshman year i took algebra, then sophomore year i took IM1, junior year i took IM 2 and now im taking algebra2 I ACTUALLY LIKE MATH CLASS now which im surprised cuz in elementary i always hated math but scense i want to be a mechanic and a veterinarian i would need math. i need this class to pass and yes im a senior

1:2 PROBLEM 1. 1) divide fractions 2) subtract .6 from other side 3) SUBTRACT 4 FROM 2 4) SOLVE

Problem 2 1) divide fractions 2) multiply the veriables 3) combine like terms 4) add 2 on each side 5) solve

problem 3

1) combine like terms 2) subtract 20 from both sides 3) divide 6 on each side 4) solve

problem 4

1) add 40 to 20 2) divide x by 20 3) solve

problem 5

1) divide 1x by 6

problem 6 1) solved

problem 7 1) divide fractions 2) multiply them the problem is equivalent... 34=34

problem 8

1) 34=34 (add 30 to 4) then (subtract 36 from 2) 2) you get 34=34 on each side therefore they are equivalent

problem 9

1) same outcome as problems 7 & 8

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After spending time in class and at home solving a variety of equations, identify the type of problem that is the easiest for you to solve. Also identify the type of problem that you struggle with the most. Why is this type of problem the most challenging? Where do you make your errors most often? What tricks or reminders should you write here (in a different color) as a reminder to prevent that error in the future?

ANSWER: i like method 2 because i work well and understand decimals. My troubled spot in math is usually math open responses, i have trouble pulling out the info and putting it into an equation. My errors most often happen when i calculate something wrong then get totally confused on the answer. the "loopholes" i usually do is listing the important info and then replacing the unknown number. What i need to know is to READ THE DIRECTIONS and re-read the question if i have trouble understanding it.

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List the following words and give a mathematical definition in your own words on your wikispace.
 * Linear Function-polynomial functions that means the first degree
 * Relation-equal or other signs that occur in statements
 * Domain-is a numer o a number sign
 * Range-adding mumbers and divideing how many there are
 * Increasing- / means the slope is going up or has a positive slope
 * Decreasing- \ means the slope is going down or the line has a negative slope
 * Slope-steepnes of a line
 * Intercept-intercept with the x or y line
 * Degree-angle mesurment

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Below there is a document which 4 linear graphs shown and 6 linear equations given. In a paragraph, describe how you matched each equation to its matching graph and the order in which you matched them. What graphical features did you look at or which parts of that equation did you focus on?

number 8 goes with graph A because i liked at the slope of the line and mached it with the slope in the equasion. 1) goes with graph B, because i looked at the yint. which is 4 and the slope of the line{-2/1} 2) maches up with grahp D, because the line is increasing, the y-intercept is 4 and the slope is {2/1}. 3) goes with graph D, because the slope 1/2, up 1 over 2. 4) goes with graph c, because the slope is -1/-2 down one, over 2. 5) im not sure. 6) goes with graph C because the line decreases. 7) Graph A, because the slope is -1/-3.

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Below there is a document which 4 linear graphs shown and 12 linear equations given. In a paragraph, describe how you matched each equation to its matching graph and the order in which you matched them. Each graph matches one linear function in slope-intercept form and one linear function in standard form There should be two equations per graph. Did you match equivalent functions first or did you try to match each function to a graph first? What graphical features did you look at or which parts of that equation did you focus on?

ANSWERS: i looked for the slope of the line,when i found the slope of each equation. i tried to find which eqaution that goes with the graph. i focased on the equasion weather it was posative or negative


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First thing I saw when I finished graphing all coordinates y and x was that both of the lines are parallel to each other. Also I saw that the point of x are  **//UP 4 and RIGHT 1//** from the original line g(x).