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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Factoring by Mack"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This strategy for factoring trinomials will eliminate the trial-and-error method used in most textbooks.The lesson will be a direct teaching lesson. With the teacher lecturing and the students taking notes and then having the students...
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Unit Plan
Help Algebra

Helpalgebra: Geometrical Approach to Completing Square

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using geometrical diagrams, the process of completing the square is demonstrated. Applying this visual approach will help to see why the process works.
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Activity
Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Completing the Square

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The process of completing the square is presented with a detailed description of the process and an example to show the work step by step. An example with a non-integer leading coefficient is also included.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Polynomials: How To

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates the steps involved in solving a general polynomial, including how to use the Rational Roots Test and synthetic division. Points out when using a graphing calculator can be very helpful.
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Other

Math Mistakes: Common Algebra Mistakes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn from other student's mistakes by reviewing examples of the following Algebra topics: rational expressions, radical expressions, function notation, solving linear equations, solving linear inequalities, solving quadratic equations,...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Completing the Square

For Students 8th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to complete the square in order to solve quadratic equations.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polynomial and Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Hotmath provides 20 practice problems that relate to polynomial and rational functions. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Factorization Using Difference of Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Factor the difference of two squares and perfect square trinomials and solve quadratic polynomial equations by factoring.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Dial the Phone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson gives students some insight into the connection between graph theory and triangular numbers, using telephone networks. Similar to the famous Handshake Problem, students will find...
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Calculator Index

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These WyzAnt online graphing utilities help you calculate just about anything in algebra, including solving linear and quadratic equations to factoring polynomials. This a great tool for checking homework.
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Unit Plan
Math Planet

Math Planet: Completing the Square

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you've got a quadratic equation on the form of ax^2 + c = 0 Then you can solve the equation by using the square root of x = square_root(-c/a) or x = -square_root(-c/a)
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Compound Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
Three problems offer practice with compound interest. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check each step of your...
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Generate easy and hard worksheets for factoring polynomials. solving quadratic equations, and multiplying polynomials.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A rei.b.4.a: Visualizing Completion of the Square

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this visualization task is to help provide geometric intuition for the algebraic process called ''completing the square.'' Aligns with HSA-REI.B.4.a.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Through this collection of definitions, lessons, problem-solving steps and strategies, and example questions, you'll learn why completing an algebra problem is a lot like solving a puzzle. After viewing introductory material and basic...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Walk the Line: A Module on Linear Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This module leads students through the process of graphing data and finding a line of best fit while exploring the characteristics of linear equations in algebraic and graphic formats. Then, these topics are connected to real-world...
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Handout
Other

Sierra College: Elementary Algebra Review Sheet and Common Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This review sheet includes important rules, properties, formulas, and equations needed to solve many Algebra problems.
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Activity
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Math 116 Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Richland Community College provides the detailed lecture notes to a college algebra course, complete with equations and definitions. Content ranges from "functions and their graphs" to "conics and parametric equations."
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math a Review 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This StudyCards stack enables students to review concepts in algebra, arithmetic, and geometry, in preparation for the Math A Exam held in New York. They solve problems involving scientific notation, factoring, linear equations, rate of...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Factorization Using Difference of Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Factor the difference of two squares and perfect square trinomials and solve quadratic polynomial equations by factoring.
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Finding Quadratics From Their Zeroes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students often have difficulty "working backwards" from the solution of a problem to its original question. Finding a polynomial, given its roots, is an example of a "working backwards" problem. Here are several examples using different...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Connecting Factors and Zeros

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will determine if a quadratic formula is factorable, then they will factor the equation, set each factor equal to 0, and solve for x.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Tex2html Wrap Inline100

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a general overview of the quadratic formula, complete with a full breakdown of how to come up with the quadratic formula with a quadratic equation, as well as am example of using the quadratic formula to solve a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Displaymath102

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a general overview of the quadratic formula, complete with a full breakdown of how to come up with the quadratic formula with a quadratic equation, as well as am example of using the quadratic formula to solve a...