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SUMMER BREAK
Fall semester begins Monday Sept. 7, 2009
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Sep 26, 2008

Friday - Turn in Packet Today

Intermediate Algebra
Ch. 1 Test

Homework:
None, relax, & have a great weekend!

Assignments:
  • (Do Now)
  • Turn in Packet 4
  • Ch. 1 Test
Today's Do Now:
Refer to classroom bulletin

No focus questions today.
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Geometry
Finding the nth term

Homework:
pg. 109 #2, 4

Assignment:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Investigation
  • Notes
  • Turn in Packet 4
Today's Do Now:
1. Triangle DGT is isosceles with TD = DG. If the perimeter of Triangle DGT is 756cm and GT = 240 cm, then DG = ? . What type of reasoning do you use, inductive or deductive reasoning, when solving this problem?

2. The definition of a parallelogram says, “if both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are parallel, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.” Quadrilateral LNDA has both pairs of opposite sides parallel. What conclusion can you make? What type of reasoning did you use?

Today's Focus Questions:
1. When finding a rule in a number pattern, why is it important to find the difference?
2. Describe how you would find the rule to this pattern:

n___ 1__ 2__ 3__ 4 __ 5__ 6____ n__ __ 20
f(n)_-4__ 4_ 12__ 20_ 28_ 36____? ____?