In this lesson, students write, solve, and graph systems of linear equations to determine how long it takes to pay off a ticket and debate the fairest ways for cities to raise revenues without harming their poorest residents.
This activity allows students to explore a visual pattern.
Mathematics and art intersect in our world in beautiful ways.
Learn differential equations for free—differential equations, separable equations, exact equations, integrating factors, and homogeneous equations, and more.
Try to collect as many diamonds as you can!
Can you find out what is special about the dimensions of rectangles you can make with squares, sticks and units?
Find the shortcut to do this calculation quickly!
Five equations… five unknowns… can you solve the system?
The heptathlon is an athletics competition consisting of 7 events. Can you make sense of the scoring system in order to advise a heptathlete on the best way to reach her target?
What do you get when you raise a quadratic to the power of a quadratic?
Investigate what happens to the equation of different lines when you translate them. Try to predict what will happen. Explain your findings.
Investigate what happens to the equations of different lines when you reflect them in one of the axes. Try to predict what will happen. Explain your findings.
