Determining X and Y Intercepts – Week 12
When determining an X intercept, you need to subsitute the Y variable for a 0. Same goes for the Y intercept, except the X variable should be subsituted for a 0. You can use BFSD (best friends share deserts) to simplify these equations. B stands for brackets, which didn’t occur in this situation. F stands for fractions, which can be simplified by multiplying each side be the denominator. S stands for sort, which occurs when isolating the variable (subtracting or adding a misplaced number). D stands for divide, which is the final step to isolating the variable.
GCF (Connecting Chapters 1 and 6) – Week 11
This week I connected the GCF concept that we learned in chapter 1 and re-visited again in chapter 6.
FOIL – Week 9
When multiplying binomials, I use FOIL in my head to help me find the simplied answer more efficiently than if I were to write out new equations and brackets.