Modeling Polynomials – Nicholas Tang

                                                I also tried to model for , but it is impossible to show 3 dimensions with algebra tiles, unless I stacked 10 of the tiles. If I could model this I would…

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My Understanding of Trigonometry so far – Nick Tang

This is our second day learning about trigonometry. This is what I know so far. Trigonometry is mathematics having to do with triangles. On a triangle there are three sides. Say you have angle “X.” The longest side will be the hypoteneuse, the side next to your angle that isn’t the hypoteneuse is the “adjacent,”…

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Exponent Review – 10 learning outcomes – Nicholas Tang

Exponent Review – 10 learning outcomes – Nicholas T, Caitlin S, Tessa B   -Exponents are the same thing as repeated multiplication (3)(3)(3)(3)(3)=(3)5 -3 is only multiplied by itself 2 times and 2 is multiplied by itself 3 times (3)(3) and (2)(2)(2) = 32 and 23 -Explain the role of parenthesis in powers by evaluating…

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Irrational Number other than PI: φ (pronounced “phi”)

This number is equal to about 1.61803398875, also known as the golden ratio or divine proportion. It is essential to geometry ad can be expressed as a ratio of a regular pentagon’s diagonal to the length of a side. This number has always fascinated mathematicians, astronomers, biologists and artists, since the ratio is representing is…

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Math Football – Nicholas Tang

Process: We chose the hexagon to be the shape of our football. We started by snapping the pieces of spaghetti into quarters, then individually made hexagons with the spaghetti. The small pieces of spaghetti were connected by mini marshmallows. After making a bunch of hexagons, we pushed them together from the sides and used smaller…

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