This is a simple answer I'm sure but can anyone tell me why: 4.5x - 7.1x + 11.6 = 11.6 - 2.6x and NOT -2.6x + 11.6 thank you. Mary...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Dec 1, 2012 6:56 am
The two answers are equivalent. You can move the terms around on one side of an equation as long as you move the sign with the number (or expression) it is...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Dec 30, 2012 8:11 pm
Just wondering how to figure out which problems to give for homework. I'm just beginning the geometry book with three homeschoolers. We are meeting three times...
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Becky Blackwell
beckrah78
Dec 31, 2012 12:10 am
I, too, found this to be a dilemma. What I do now is start the chapter with my student, go over the first few problems, then assign him to complete a certain...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Dec 31, 2012 6:30 am
The Geometry course is designed to be worked through like a workbook. Do all problems in the Central section. Then do the review problems at the end of the...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Dec 31, 2012 3:15 pm
I am thinking of making the review problems the homework this week....
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 5, 2013 9:16 pm
I am having a hard time understanding why you solve the problems involving two lines (in the projects) by drawing a line from A* to B*. That was not my first...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 5, 2013 10:24 pm
Get two flat mirrors. Place them vertically on a table with reflective sides toward each other. Place two raisins or other small objects between the mirrors....
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 9, 2013 12:13 am
Hi, I've been working with the tutorials at this site: http://learningcenter.dynamicgeometry.com/x23.xml I don't know if it's just me, but I can't get the...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 9, 2013 1:52 pm
While I was falling asleep, I figured out what I did wrong in that tutorial: you have to drag the second circle toward the first circle's center when forming...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 16, 2013 1:48 am
Hi, the pentomino website by Simms at Clemson appears to have been taken down. What is another good pentomino site? I have seen a great many but not many that...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 16, 2013 2:30 am
Here is the same applet on a different site. http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/pentominoes/pentominoes.html --David Chandler On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:48 PM,...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 16, 2013 5:16 pm
Wonderful. This is much better than the other ones I've found. This is a really hard puzzle! But I can't stop thinking about it....
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 19, 2013 2:50 pm
We will be in chapter 3 of geometry next week. Just wondering what physical materials y'all have used to make the triangles and quadrilaterals in that chapter....
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 19, 2013 5:29 pm
You can use anything: ice cream sticks on edge held together with pieces of tape, cardboard strips with brass brads, larger sticks held together with nails or...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 25, 2013 2:21 pm
We are starting chapter 3 on triangles. The first few problems would seem to be easier to solve with a compass, but the book doesn't mention a compass. I...
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kfinley24
Jan 25, 2013 7:36 pm
I cannot open the chapter files with sketchpad examples. I am getting the following error message: No suitable decoder module: VLC does not support the audio...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 26, 2013 1:38 am
The geometry disk contains several types of files. The ones ending in .pdf are document files that should be opened with Adobe Reader or equivalent program....
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 26, 2013 1:42 am
Yes. The video files were added a little over a year ago. --David Chandler...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 26, 2013 7:32 am
Chapter 5 is all about compass and straight edge constructions. Use whatever makes sense. I hope people are also learning to use Geometer's Sketchpad as a...
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Kristy Finley
kfinley24
Jan 26, 2013 12:57 pm
I use adobe everyday and have no issues opening pdf files. Additionally, I realize VLC is used to open the .avi files. When I attempt to open the .avi files,...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 26, 2013 1:17 pm
Yes, I got a book on Amazon that teaches Geometer's Sketch Pad and we are going through the lessons. ...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 26, 2013 1:19 pm
I have found that you have to open VLC first. Then drag the .avi files to the window in VLC. That works the best for us....
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Jan 26, 2013 5:48 pm
I have not had others report that problem. You said, "I cannot open the chapter files with sketchpad examples.", so it sounded like you were trying to open...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Jan 26, 2013 11:27 pm
I have found that merely clicking on the .avi files does not open them in VLC. Again, you have to open VLC first, and drag the files to the VLC window on my...
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Kristy Finley
kfinley24
Jan 27, 2013 12:54 am
Thanks will try dragging! Kristy Massey Finley Attorney at Law P. O. Box 420 Calhoun, LA 71225 (318)366-7999 - phone (318) 644-3903 - fax ...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Feb 1, 2013 10:39 pm
Hi, I'm working through the chapter 3 GSP demos. I am in the tab that says "tools for custom polygons." I can't figure out how to make the "new angle" tool...
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David Chandler
davidschandl...
Feb 2, 2013 1:20 am
That appears to be a bug. Thanks for finding it. The third element that needs to be selected is an angle measurement. In "cleaning up" the presentation I...
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shannon Stoney
esstoney
Feb 2, 2013 7:03 pm
Thanks, David, for walking me through the Chapter 3 demos. I think I've got it now. --shannnon...
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Amy Jones
oakmarshacademy
Feb 13, 2013 2:44 pm
Could you recommend a free online tutorial for using the Excel graphing program? Thank you!...
