Announcements

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SUMMER BREAK
Fall semester begins Monday Sept. 7, 2009
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Sep 30, 2008

Tuesday

Intermediate Algebra
Properties of Exponent

Homework:
Pg. 99 # 60, 62, 64

Assignments:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes - order of operations and a few properties of exponents

Today's Do Now:
See Classroom Bulletin wall

Today's Focus Questions
1. Describe the steps to simplifying this expression:
2. Compare & contrast taking the powers of each of these two expressions:
a. (-3)^2 and (-3)^3 [Note "^" the carrot means "to the power of"]
b. (-1)^4 and (-1)^5
3. What did you notice from # 2 when you find the power of a negative number with even and odd exponents?
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Geometry
Special Pair Angles

Homework: pg. 123 # 4, 5, 6

Assignment:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Investigation - Special Pair Angles
Today's Do Now:
Pg. 116 #4


Today's Focus Questions

1. State the linear pair conjecture and provide an example.
2. State the vertical angles conjecture and provide an example.