Math Strategy #2: Backsolving Start with the answers and plug them into the problem to find the correct one.
Math Strategy #2: Backsolving Problem: A music club draws 27 patrons. If there are 7 more musicians than singers in the club, how many patrons are musicians? a)8 b)10 c)14 d)17 e)20
Math Strategy #2: Backsolving Problem: If a + b + c = 110, a = 4b, and 3a = 2c, then b = a)6 b)8 c)9 d)10 e)14
Strategy Mini-Quiz
Topic #2: Right Triangle Geometry 1)Pythagorean Theorem 2)Special Right Triangles
Straight from the Formula Reference Sheet
Pythagorean Theorem Given a right triangle with a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of length 9, find the length of the second leg.
Pythagorean Triples MEMORIZE THEM, KNOW THEM, LOVE THEM
What’s the Length of the Missing Side?
The Distance Formula
Special Right Triangles kutasoftware.com/Worksheets/Geo/8- Special%20Right%20Triangle s.pdf
Special Right Triangles ’s are cut out from a square
Special Right Triangles ’s are cut out from an equilateral triangle
Work Time 1)Simple Assignment (not due) 2)Complex Assignment (due Monday)
Topic #2: Numerical Reasoning
Strategy 1: Picking Numbers Problem: If a is an odd integer and b is an even integer, which of the following must be odd? a)2a+b b)a+2b c)ab d)a 2 b e)ab 2
Strategy 1: Picking Numbers Problem: From 1985 to 1990, the berry production of bush x increased by 20 percent. From 1990 to 1995, the berry production increased by 30 percent. What was the percent increase in the berry production on the bush over the entire ten-year period from 1985 to 1995? a)10% b)25% c)50% d)56% e)60%
Strategy 1: Picking Numbers Problem: If n sunglass lenses cost p dollars, then how many dollars would q sunglass lenses cost? a)nq/q b)nq/p c)pq/n d)n/pq e)p/nq
Strategy Practice 20 minutes
Resources 1)Mastering the SAT (on my DP) 2)Math Vocabulary Sheet (on my DP) 3)Facts and Formulas Sheet (on my DP) 4)ProProfs Tracker (live and in person!)