Math 10 Week # 10

For Week 10 of Math 10 this semester, my class is continuing on expanding and factoring of polynomials. This week we continued with factoring for the GCF of polynomials, factoring simple trinomials, and factoring the difference of squares. For my week 10 blog post, I will be showing you how to factor the difference of…

Math 10 Week # 9

For week 9 of Math 10, my class is continuing the unit on polynomials however we are starting to get into factoring. Factoring is when you find the GCF or Greatest Common Factor that is shared between terms and the numbers in them and simplifying them by dividing them by the GCF. For example, the…

Math 10 Week # 8

Beginning Week 8 of Math 10, the subject that we are moving on to is on Polynomials. These are expressions of two or more algebraic terms and we are leaning how to solve them. Before I begin with the examples, there are two key phrases we need to know, the first being like terms. Like…

Math 10 Week # 7 Solving Trig Equations

Following spring break, my math class began on a new unit on trigonometry. Trigonometry is the study of triangles and the relationship between angles and sides. For grade 10, we are only working with right angles where one angle is 90° so that in grade 11 and 12, it will be a lot easier to…

Math 10 Week # 6

For our last week before spring break, we finished our measurement with calculating the surface area and volume of 3d objects such as Boxes, Triangular prisms, Cones, Cylinders, and the shape we will be focusing on, Spheres. A sphere is a 3d version of a circle like a ball and has of the volume of…