Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Algebra ~ Week 4 ~ January 27 - 31

Monday:  Today we did Task 1 in class.  The assignment is below and it is due on Tuesday.

Task 1

A customer would like an open box made from copper that has a volume of 120 cubic inches.  It needs to be three inches tall.  They don't care how wide it is, but it must be 3 inches longer than it is wide.  copper sheets are sold in rectangular pieces.  What re the dimensions of the copper sheet you should buy in order to build this box?  For extra points:  If copper costs$0.30 per square inch, how much will it cost to build this box?

Tuesday: To get us ready for Wednesday's lesson, today we learned how to solve equations using the square root method.  Homework is Pg 636, # 4-28 evens

Wednesday: Today we learned how to complete the square.  Complete the Square Video  Homework is Pg 646, # 3-8, 16-23

Thursday:  Today, students worked in class on Completing the square with more complex problems.  Homework is Pg 646 # 31-39

Friday:  Today we took a quick quiz on completing the square.   This weekend is a catch-up weekend.  Use it to do any missing work or test corrections that you may need to get done!

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