Week+of+03-01-10

Section 1: Thought Question of the Week

 Fill in the missing part of this sequence:  Connecticut, ..., Virginia, Tennessee, New York.

 Clues:  1. You'll always go in this order.  2. Method of travel is not important.

 Explain your answer. There could be more than 1 correct answer.

 Sections 2 and 3: Questions on Homework  //Please post any responses to homework questions right below the posting that you are answering.//

 // Name: Jacob Scott // // Date: 3/2/10 // // Type of posting: 2 // //<span style="color: #1646c0; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Hey guys. On the scientific notation packet the section where you have to multiply the problems. I'm // <span style="color: #1646c0; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> stuck on the first one. I don't understand how to do it. Thanks

<span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Name: ** Max Mongiello <span style="color: #0036ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> **Date:** 3/2/10 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Type of posting: ** 2 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Posting: H ** ello everyone, how are you doing? I had trouble with number 12 on last nights homework. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> The problem was (3fgh) to the negative first <span style="color: #0036ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">. I was wondering if i distribute the -1 to the 3? Help would be great! <span style="color: #0036ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> -Max Mongiello

<span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> Name: **Nick Rizzo** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #ff5900; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Date: **<span style="color: #ff5900; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> 3/2/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> Type of posting: **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> 2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hey guys what's up :) I am doing the scientific notation packet and I was unsure of a problem. On the back of page two, I was looking at number six at the top. It reads 8.4 and then it says to put in scientific notation. What would I do? Would I move decimal point over or just leave it as is. I was thinking to move the decimal place over to the left one space and then that would be my answer. Moving it over to the right would not work for this problem, at least I don't think. Help with this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks :) **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Kennedy Clifford ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/3/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: What was the trick we learned in class today when we are given a problem that is supposedly in scientific notation? For example, if we are given a problem like ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> 0.93x10^-6 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">, I know I have to __move the decimal point one spot to the right__ because the number needs to be in-between 1 and 10. I would then get <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> 9.3x10^-6, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> but I know I have to do something to the exponent because I moved the decimal point. I can’t remember if I am supposed to <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> add when I move the decimal point to the right <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> (and get an answer of <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> 10^-5) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">, or <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> subtract when I move the decimal point to the right <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> (and get an answer of <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> 10^-7 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> ). Can someone clear this up for me? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Danny Sabatino ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/3/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hi everyone, I am doing the homework that we were assigned, and I had forgotten wether you multiply or add the exponents. **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> EX. (8.9 X 10 to the 4) (4 X 10 to the 3) Would the 4 and three be multiplied or added. Thank you very much if you can help me out. Have a nice night. **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Hailey Personette ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/3/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: I'm responding to Danny's post. You add the exponents. So 4+3=7. Hope I help! **

<span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Name: ** Jordan Abend <span style="color: #0036ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> **Date:** 3/3/10 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Type of posting: ** 2 <span style="color: #2be92b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ** Posting: ** Hello everyone. How are you doing on this fine evening. I am confused about how to change the number in the standard notation between 1 and 10. For example on question 44 on page 429, I got 35.6 x 10^7. I know I have to make the number 3.56. By moving the decimal to the left, what do I do with the exponent? Do i make it 10^8 or 10^6? I forgot what the rule for this was. It was either when you move the decimal to the left, you increase the exponent or decrease it. A response would be much appreciated. Have a great rest of the night.

= <span style="color: #ff003c; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Paige Alenick = = <span style="color: #ff003c; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/4/10 = = <span style="color: #ff003c; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of Posting: 2 <span style="color: #ff8300; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> (response to Jordan's Question) = = =

<span style="color: #197168; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Hi Guys. Jordan, when the number gets smaller, the exponent gets larger. For example in your problem, you are correct in saying it becomes 3.56. The number goes from 35.6 to 3.56 so it is smaller. Therefore, your exponent is increased by 1 because you move the decimal one place. Your final answer should be 3.56 x 10^8.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Will Calderone ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/4/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hello everyone, i had trouble on # 51 of the Homework last night. I know that you have to divide the numbers and after that subtract the exponents, but do you have to make them positive, or can they be negative? **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #12ca5f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Mara Schwartz ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #12ca5f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/4/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #12ca5f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of Posting:2 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #12ca5f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hi everyone, when you find the degree of a polynomial, can you still add the exponents even when the variables are different? ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #12ca5f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> EX: 3x^4y^5-4x^4m^6 **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Allison Rosenthal ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Date- 3-4-10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Type of Posting: 1 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hi,I'm answering Mara's question.Yes, when finding the degree it does not matter if they are like terms, all you need to do is add the exponents of each part, and pick the highest degree added up. **

Name: Yobani Galicia Date: 3-5-10 Type of posting: 2 Posting: Hey everyone. I was having trouble with the homework last night, i don't how to find the degree i know it was easy how to find it but i forgot on how to do it. Can you guys help me?

<span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Name: Juliet Altmann <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Date: 3-5-10 <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Type of posting: 2 <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Posting: Hello, guys. You're right Yobani, it is easy! All you need to do is add the exponents and the largest number is your degree. For example, if your problem is __//**x2 + yz3 + x7**//__ **,** then the degree of that polynomial is //__**7!**__//

<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Francesca Pucciarelli <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/5/10 <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 1 <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hey everyone! I am answering Yobani's question. To find the degree of a monomial all you have to do add up the exponents, and to find the degree of a polynomial you find the degree of each term and take the largest one.

Name: Jake Waldron Date: 3-5-10 Type of posting: 2 Posting: Hey Yobani all you have to do is look at which of the polynomials has the greatest number of exponents when you put them all together.

<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> Name: Marissa Moschella <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> Date: 3/5/10 <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> Type of posting: 2 <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> Posting: Hi everyone. I was having trouble with the homework last night. What is the difference between a trinomial and a polynomial. I know that a trinomial means three so is it four for a polynomial?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> **<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Hella Talas ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/5/10 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of posting: 1 (response to marissa's question) ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hi everyone, a trinomial is a sum of <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> 3 <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> monomials. For example, 2x+5y+7yz. A polynomial is with <span style="color: #ff007c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> 4 or more terms <span style="color: #5a12ca; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">. For example, 21z-45yx+2y+10x. **

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Name: Andy "Flay" Kovner <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/5/10 <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Type of Posting: 2 <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hi everyone! It was brought to my attention when I looked on the class website last night that we learned about polynomials yesterday. I was not in class yesterday due to my horrible headache. I would love to get everyone's take on the lesson, and the different aspects of it. I have math next period and hope to get a little background on polynomials before I enter the lovely classroom. I am very thankful for this unbelievable website. Thank you everybody, and I'd like to give a special thanks to Ms. Garutto!

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Jared Mactas <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Date: 3/5/10 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting:2 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Posting: Hey guys! To answer your question Marissa, yes a trinomial is three separate numbers that can’t be combined and they are separated by a addition or subtraction sign. The difference is that a polynomial has four separate numbers that can’t combine. Their can be variables and exponents included.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Drew Mann Date: 3/5/10 Posting 2 Posting: I am not sure how to find the degree of the problem. At first i though it was the highest exponent, but when i looked back at other problems that wasn't the case. How do you find the degree.

Name: Amanda Patalano Date: March 3, 2010 Type of posting: 2 Hey everyone, im stuck on number three on the third page of the scientific notation packet. This is the problem, (5X10^7)(8X10^-6)(4.2X10^4) I know that i have to multiply but i don't know what to do with the exponents. Do i add or multiply? It would be great if you could help me out. Thanks

Name: Corey Reiner Date: March 4, 2010 Type of posting: 2 Hey every one am just woundering how to find the classification of a polynomial.

Name: Matt McGee Date: March 4, 2010 Type of posting: 2 hey everyone i was not in class on Friday and i do not understand how to simplify an equation. it would be great if you can help.