Algebra 2H pd 1
Too many students were tardy today--Students continually tardy will have to serve detention after school or receive referrals to the counselor or dean.
We went over the method of solving quadratic equations called completing the square. This method is useful when quadratic equations can not be factored.
HW Worksheet---# 2,4,8,10,11,16, and 20.
EC problem...# 15on this worksheet

Geometry H pds 2,4
Bring your Quick Draw to class tomorrow.
QUIZ tomorrow is on Interior and Exterior Angles of Convex Polygons, as well as triangle vocabulary and review material about parallel lines.
HW STudy for this important QUIZ!!!!!!
EC problem....Draw a decagon.....Find the sum of the interior and exterior angles. If this were a regular decagon, what would the measure of each interior angle equal?

Algebra 2A pd 5
We learned how to solve equations by factoring. We also went over factoring problems during class.
HW Worksheet-due Friday due to the fact that there is no class tomorrow!

Algebra 2H pd 1
We will be meeting in Room 424 starting tomorrow...
We went over how to solve quadratic equations by factoring combined with the zero product property.
HW Worksheet 5.3 # 8-22 evens and # 24-32 ALL
EC problem....Solve the following equation: 12x^2 - 17 x - 5 = 0.

Geometry H pds 2,4
Pd 2 class will be meeting in Room 424 starting tomorrow....
We learned how to find EACH interior or exterior angle of regular polygons.
HW Worksheet- Do BOTH sides of the worksheet for tomorrow...Hopefully, you did most of the puzzle worksheet during class! Quiz will be on Thursday......
EC problem.....Each interior angle of a regular polygon has measure 150. How many sides does the polygon have? What is the name for this polygon?

Algebra 2A pd 5
WE went over the factoring of trinomials today. We also did a few GCF factoring problems.
HW Worksheet---Do the puzzle side for hw... We will be going over the other side during tomorrow's class.

Algebra 2 H pd 1
Starting on Wednesday, we will be meeting in room 424-next door to the room we're in right now.
After going over the hw on square root equations, we started the unit on factoring-we went over using the GCF and factoring trinomials.
HW page 295 # 4-18 all
EC problem.....Factor this trinomial: 8x^2 - 27 x - 20.

Geometry H pds 2,4
Pd 2 will be meeting in Room 424 starting on Wednesday...
Today, we learned the formulas for finding the sum of the interior and exterior angles of convex polygons.
Interior Angle Sum: (n - 2) x 180
Exterior Angle Sum = 360
HW page 104 # 1-11 all
EC problem....Five of the six interior angles of a convex hexagon are 160, 92, 120, 81, and 156. Find the measure of the sixth angle of this polygon.

Algebra 2A pd 5
We learned how to solve quadratic equations in the form x^2 = a by taking the square root of both sides of the equation. For equations, all square roots are +/-.
HW Worksheet 5.2 A Do all problems....Back side is for extra credit!

Algebra 2H pd 1--Starting on Monday, we will meet in Room 426!!!!

After going over the quiz and hw on graphing parabolas, we began lesson 5.2. This is on solving quadratic equations in the form x^2 = a. We also reviewed the Pythagorean Theorem.
HW pages 286-287 # 14-34 evens
EC problem....page 278 # 46

Geometry H pds 2,4 BRING YOUR COMPASSES AND STRAIGHTEDGES TO CLASS ON MONDAY!!!!
Pd 2 We will meet in Room 426 starting on Monday.
Pd 4 We will meet in Room 209 starting on Monday.
We went over Lesson 3.4 on the Angles of a Triangle. Make sure you learn all of the vocabulary we went over in today's class ( pages 93-95).
HW Worksheet # 1-18 ALL
EC problem...page 97 # 14-Draw the picture and find x and y.

Algebra 2A pd 5
Today was the quiz on graphing parabolas and quadratic form.
EC puzzle on multiplying binomials (FOIL) was given out afterwards. If completed, hand in on Monday BEFORE class starts.

Algebra 2H pd 1
We reviewed the graphing of parabolas--
HW Worksheet # 1,2,3,6,7,8--the other problems should already be done!
EC Graph the following parabola, using the method taught in class:
f(x) = 2x^2 -8x + 3

Geometry H pd 2
We went over Lesson 3.3 part Two, which involved proofs for parallel lines.
We also went over the proof for the sum of the angles of any triangle = 180º.
HW page 97 # 5-13 all
EC problem....Draw any triangle using a straightedge. Measure the three angles. What is their sum?

Geometry H pd 4
We went over Lesson 3.3 part one---identifying which lines, if any, are parallel when given information about certain angles.
HW Finish the worksheet we started in class (3.3 Part one)
EC problem....See the ec for pd 2 class...

Algebra 2A pd 5
We did the Quick Draw Activity to review for tomorrow's quiz on graphing parabolas and quadratic functions. Bring this work to class tomorrow along with your hw from Wednesday.
Quiz tomorrow....

Geometry H pd 4
We took the quiz on parallel lines today...Afterward, a puzzle was given out, which needs to be handed in to me by Thursday.
We also started lesson 3.3-the converse of all of the theorems from lesson 3.2-
HW page 87 # 1-16 all and # 18,19
EC problem page 88 # 20
Our next class is not until Thursday!!!!

Algebra 2A- pd 5
We started a new chapter today on Quadratic Functions....
HW Worksheet 5.1A # 1-18 all

Algebra 2H pd 1
We reviewed graphing inequalities and linear programming for our quiz, which will be on Wednesday during our 2 hour class.
HW page 205 # 29,30 and page 207 # 17
EC---What is the title of Chapter Five in your textbook? That will be our next chapter!

Geometry H pds 2,4
We reviewed the theorems on parallel lines with alternate interior, corresponding angles being congruent, and same-side interior angles being supplementary. We did a Quick Draw Activity for Points as review.
HW Study for your quiz AND do page 89 # 1-12 all...Review all worksheets!!!!!
No ec this weekend!

Algebra 2A
Today was the quiz on graphing systems of inequalities and linear programming.
EC Puzzle was given out after the quiz.
Midterm grades will be given out on Monday....

Algebra 2H pd 1
We are still working on Linear Programming problems.
Hopefully, all of you understand the procedure by now!
HW page 185 Finish # 50 and do # 51
EC---Graph on your graphing calculator: y>4x + 4 y>-x-1 y< 2/3 x + 4.
Identify the vertices of the polygon formed.

Geometry H pds 2,4
We are working on the problems related to parallel lines and special pairs of angles formed by these parallel lines. We went over problems from the worksheet part two during class. These are the problems that you will see on your next quiz.
HW Worksheet handed out at the end of today's class # 3-14 all
EC problem----Why do you think that students have so much trouble identifying corresponding, alternate interior, and same-side interior angles in the picture problems?

Algebra 2A pd 5
Quiz on Inequality Graphing of Systems is tomorrow.
HW Finish # 4 on the classwork worksheet. Bring Quick Draw to class tomorrow.

Algebra 2H pd 1
Hope everyone did well on the PSAT!!!!
We will continue with Linear Programming tomorrow... Bring your books to class!!!!!!
Have the 2 hw problems from the worksheet done for tomorrow....

Geometry H pds 2,4
We started Part Two of the lesson on corresponding, alternate interior and same same-dide interior angles formed when 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal. We did the first side of the worksheet in class.
HW Textbook --pages 80-81 # 3-12 all, and 14, 15.
EC problem....#16

Algebra 2A pd 5
We started the unit on Linear Programming today.
We went over the parts of a Linear Programming problem-variables, constraints, graph, and maximum profit answer.
HW Finish # 2 and #3 from the worksheet from today's class.
EC problem.....Why might an understanding of linear programming be helpful to a large company?

Algebra 2H pd 1
We went over the steps for solving a Linear Programming problem. It is best used for determining the amount of items to produce for maximum profit.
HW Finish #1 -problem on spinet and console pianos and
Do #2-all steps!
EC Why might it be useful to a big company to understand linear programming?

Geometry H pds 2,4

Today was a big day for theorems + a postulate. We went over the fact that when 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, corresponding and alternate interior angles are congruent and same-side interior angles are supplementary. Also, if a transversal is perpendicular to one parallel line, it is perpendicular to the other parallel line as well.
HW Worksheet- Do all problems on both sides of the worksheet.
EC---Draw two parallel lines and cut them with transversal t. Label the eight angles formed and find their measurement. Name the four pairs of corresponding angles.

Algebra 2A pd 5
Today, we went over how to graph systems of inequalities. We did a puzzle worksheet in class.
HW Worksheet # 1-4 all...
EC #5,6

Algebra 2H pd 1
We started the unit on Linear Programming today. We went over the terms feasibility region, constraints, corner points (vertices of the polygon), and objective function (profit expression). The maximum and minimum values of the feasible regions can only occur at one of the corner points.
HW Worksheet # 1-7 all
EC problem #8

Geometry H pds 2,4
We started Chapter Three today. It is on Parallel Lines and Planes. Today, we learned about skew lines (page 73), transversals, alternate interior, same-side interior, corresponding and alternate exterior angles formed when a transversal intersects two lines.
HW Worksheet # 7-24 all
EC On the Internet or in magazines, bring in examples of Parallel Lines used in real-life situations.

Algebra 2A pd 5
We started the Unit on Linear Inequalities today. We went over 2 worksheets during class on this topic.
HW Worksheet Puzzle # 1-6 all

Algebra 2H pd 1--BRING BOOKS ON MONDAY!!!!!
We went back to the basics of graphing inequalities....students worked on a puzzle worksheet involving the graphing of two inequalities with their common solution (shaded part).
If not finished during class, this worksheet is the homework for the weekend.
EC Problem.....GRaph the following inequalities: x>o y>0 3x+2y<6>x-2.
Shade in your solution....

Geometry H pds 2,4
Today was the Chapter Two Test with emphasis on the theorems from the last part of the chapter.
HW Pussle was given out after the test. Finish for HW if you did not finish it in class.
No ec this weekend!

Algebra 2A pd 5
Today was the quiz on Solving for Three Variables in 3 equations.
EC puzzle was given out after the quiz.

Algebra 2H pd 1
About half of the class did NOT do well on the last quiz!!!! I'll be handing out the quiz papers tomorrow.
Today, we started the unit on graphing inequalities. We used the graphing calculators for some of the problems, but you are required to know how to graph the inequalities by hand.
HW Worksheet # 1-7 all
EC problem.....Shade in the intersection for the inequalities y> (1/2)x - 4 and y< -2x+2. Graph both of these on the same graph.

Geometry H pds 2,4
In pd 2, the Op Art Projects are due tomorrow!!!! We will also be reviewing for our test on Friday (Chapter Two).
HW pages 67-68 # 9-13 all and # 15-19 all
EC problem...Explain why vertical angles can only be supplementary if they are formed by perpendicular lines.

Algebra 2A pd 5
We continued to try to learn how to solve equations in 3 variables.
HW 3 problems....1) x+y+z=-1
2x+y=2 Solve for x, y, and z.....
-3x=-9

2) x-2y+z=3
2x+y-2z=31
-x+2y+3z=-23

3) x+y+z=0
2x+y-z=2
2x+2y+z=5

Algebra 2H pd 1
We had the quiz on Solving Systems of Equations in 2 or 3 Variables today....
HW BRING YOUR BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW!!!
EC Which is the best way to solve Systems of Equations? Why? Answer in at least two sentences....

Geometry H pds 2,4
We went over two complete proofs during today's class (page 64 # 19,20).
HW Worksheet---Complete BOTH sides of the worksheet for hw!
Remember, your OP ART projects are due on Thursday (pd 2) and Friday (pd 4).
WE will probably have a test on Friday....
EC problem.....Explain the difference between the definition of perpendicular lines and theorem 2.4-(If two lines are perpendicular, they meet to form congruent adjacent angles.)

Algebra 2A pd 5
We went over the problems on Solving Systems of Equations with Three Variables.
HW Do # 7 and # 8 on the worksheet we've been working on....
EC Question.....How do you keep organized when solving equations with three variables? Explain in at least two sentences....

Algebra 2H pd 1
Tomorrow is the quiz on solving Systems of Equations in 2 or 3 Variables-using substitution, elimination, and Cramer's Rule.
HW Be prepared for tomorrow's quiz-Bring the Quick Draw Paper to class....
EC----Solve using Cramer's Rule---- 3x-7y =42
2x+3y= - 24.

Geometry H pds 2,4
We learned how to construct a perpendicular line through a given point on a line segment. We also started Lesson 2.6 on page 60...
HW Finish the proof for Theorem 2.8 and Do page 63 # 1-14 all---Copy the questions!!!
BRING YOUR BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW!!!
EC....What is the difference between a theorem and a definition?

Algebra 2A pd 5
We learned how to solve Systems of Equations in Three Variables using the Elimination Method.
HW Worksheet # 1,2,4, and 6.
EC problem # 5.

Algebra 2H pd 1
After going over the hw problems on solving 3 variable equations, the class received the review sheet of sample problems which will be on the next quiz.
HW Do all problems on the review sheet handed out in class.

EC Question---Explain how YOU manage to solve the 3 variable equations without getting mixed up....

Geometry H pds 2,4
Today, we went over lesson 2.5 on Perpendicular Lines...You need to memorize the definition and the three theorems we went over in class.
HW Do Questions # 1-12 all on the worksheet handed out at the end of today's class.

EC....Using the internet or pictures from magazines, find examples of perpendicular lines used in a real life situation.

Algebra 2A pd 5
We had our quiz on Solving Systems of Equations in Two Variables.
No hw this weekend.
EC problem.....Which method of solving systems of equations is easiest for you? Why? Answer in at least three sentences.

Algebra 2H pd 1
Happy Birthday Gina!!!!!
Today, we learned another method for solving system of equations-it is called Cramer's Rule, named after a Swiss mathematician called Cramer. It involves the use of determinants, a new concept for algebra two.
HW Worksheet on Cramer's Rule # 1-9 all
EC Do research on the Internet on Cramer. Write a short paragraph about his life.

Geometry H pds 2,4
We reviewed all of the problems on the worksheets and textbook for tomorrow's quiz on Special Pairs of Angles.
Finish the puzzle worksheet given out in class if not completed during class. This will be collected tomorrow.
HW- BE PREPARED FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW----GO OVER ALL PROBLEMS FROM OUR LESSONS THIS WEEK!
EC question....What was the message on my tee shirt today? How is it related to geometry and life?

Algebra 2A pd 5
We received a review sheet to prepare for the quiz on Friday. There is no class tomorrow...I hope to meet your parents at Open House tomorrow evening!
HW Finish ALL problems on the review sheet for Friday...Quiz on Friday!

Algebra 2H pd 1
After going over hw problems, we learned the elimination method for solving systems of equations.
HW Worksheet 3.2 A #1-15 odds, and # 8,12, and16.
EC problem....Solve the System.....x + 3y - z = 8
2x - y + 2z = -9
3y = 9.


Geometry H pds 2,4
We went over the more difficult word problems involving vertical angles, complementary, and supplementary angles.
HW Worksheet# 5-21 all
EC problem.....The supplement of an angle is seven times as large as the complement of an angle. Find the measure of the angle, the complement, and the supplement.

Algebra 2A pd 5
After going over hw problems, we learned the elimination method for solving systems of equations. This method gets rid of one or both variables by multiplication with addition.
HW Worksheet 3.2A # 1-15 odds
EC Solve the system.....use substitution 4x + 2y = 20
-x + y = -2

ALL CLASSES ARE TO BRING BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW!!!!!

Algebra 2H pd 1
We started Chapter 3 today...in class, we used the graphing calculators to show systems of equations with either 1 solution, no solutions, or infinitely many solutions. We also went over the substitution method for solving systems of equations.
HW Worksheet All problems except for the one on perimeter....
EC Solve the problem on the worksheet mentioning perimeter....

Geometry H pds 2,4
We learned about Pairs of Special Angles, such as complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles.
HW Worksheet+ BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS AS WELL!
EC problem.....Find the measure of 2 complementary angles if one of the angles is 18 more than twice the other angle.

Algebra 2A pd 5
We learned how to solve systems of equations today by using graphing and substitution methods.
HW Worksheet-all problems must be done....
No ec tonight....