Using Formulas
A FORMULA is an open sentence EQUATION that often has more than one variable.
One formula used in math and science is d = rt where d is the distance, r is the speed, and t is the time spent traveling.
Suppose you’re traveling to L. A. and you’ve been driving for 5 Suppose you’re traveling to L.A. and you’ve been driving for 5.5 hours at an average speed of 73mph. How far have you driven?
d = rt So distance = 73 • 5.5 d = 401.5m
Use the formula d = rt. Let’s say you’ve been driving for 6 hours at a rate of 67mph. How far did you go?
The formula is d = rt Distance = time • rate d = 6 • 67 = 402miles
You found the area of rectangles for your warm-up today You found the area of rectangles for your warm-up today. Let’s try to find their perimeters.
What is a perimeter? Think of the RIM around something Distance AROUND a figure For a rectangle, you can ADD the lengths of all four sides or… Use the formula P = 2l + 2w where l is the length and w is the width.
Find the perimeter of Mr. Lau’s bathroom. 6ft P = 2l + 2w = 2(9) + 2(6) 9ft = 18 + 12 = 30ft
Using the formula P = 2l + 2w, find the perimeter of Mr Using the formula P = 2l + 2w, find the perimeter of Mr. Lau’s backyard so that he can build a fence around it.
30ft P = 2l + 2w = 2(30) + 2(52) = 60 + 104 52ft = 164ft
Mr. Lau then wanted to fill the area with cement Mr. Lau then wanted to fill the area with cement. Can you find the area of his backyard?
30ft A = lw = 30(52) = 1,560ft2 52ft
Now for your homework…