Thursday, January 26, 2017

Exam Review

Grade 9 Transitional Math Review

Be sure to look over your earlier quizes.

You will need to know the following:
-- Convert between and find Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Be able to add/subtract, multiply/divide fractions
-- Integers
Be able to add/subtract, multiply/divide integers
-- Order of Operations
Use BEDMAS for variety of equations
-- One and Two Step Equations
Work to find an unknown (variable). Isolate and solve
using "Teeter Totter technique"
-- Coin and Age Problems
Create a table and create an equation from the organized information.
Solve for the unknown
-- Right Angle Triangles
Use Pythagoras,Similar Triangle ratios, and Trig ratios to find
unknown sides ( or angles)

Bring a calculator to the exam

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Using Similar Triangles to Solve Word Problems

Watch the following video to see how
to solve some typical word problems
using similar triangles.
https://youtu.be/5c6J2isloqo

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Proving Triangles are Similar

Watch the following video to understand ways of proving that two triangles
are similar.
https://youtu.be/9-RsDJwsbKE

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Pythagorean Proofs

Watch the following video to help prove
Pythagoras's Theorey.
https://youtu.be/ANR4g0lPrEQ

Or search for other simple proofs online.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Pythagoras and Right Angle Triangles

Watch the following videos
to see how to solve right angle triangles
https://youtu.be/ku4rEwRxZOc

and Word Problems
https://youtu.be/hN7FG15lIh4

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Algebra Coin Problems

Watch the video and try the technique
to solve Algebra Coin Problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFjCb-vhdhM