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About Mrs. Dildy

I am a math and science teacher in the Saanich school district.

Math 10 FPC – Feb 25: 5.4 pt 1 Special Trinomials

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Difference of Squares – Product of the sum and difference of two terms. Homework: Pg 247 #2, 5, 11 (all) Text Section 5.4 Worksheet – factoring practice

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Math 10 W&A – Feb 25: Increases and Discounts

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Quiz Today! 6.3 – Calculating percent increases and decreases. Homework: pg 165-166 #1-6 & pg 167 #1-5  

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Math 9 – Feb 25: Negative Exponents pt 2

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

More work with combining powers containing negative exponents. Remember all answers should be given with positive exponents only – take the reciprocal (flip the fraction) to change the sign of an exponent. In class today – Cryptic Cubes (make new … Continue reading →

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Math 10 W&A – Feb 24: 6.2 Best Buys

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Practice converting units and calculating unit price for comparison shopping. Homework: Workbook pg 161-163 #1-9 Quiz TUESDAY FEB 25!

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Math 10 FPC – Feb 24: 5.3 pt 2

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Factoring trinomials where leading coefficient is not one. Homework: pg 234 #6, 7, 15, 18, 19 (all) Text Section 5.3 Factor by grouping; <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/ISPxJ6JXT8o” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Upcoming Dates: Wednesday Feb 26 – Quiz Friday Feb 28 – … Continue reading →

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Math 9 – Feb 24: Negative Exponents

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Negative Exponents – Powers with negative exponents are equivalent to the reciprocal with a positive exponent. Homework: Negative Exponents worksheet Math Journal #5 – Explain why a^-m = 1/a^m using either the quotient of powers rule or a pattern of … Continue reading →

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Math 10 FPC – Feb 20: 5.3 pt 1 Factoring Polynomials

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Factoring Trinomials when the leading coefficient = 1 Use the ADD/MULTIPLY trick (find two integers who add to the middle term of the polynomial and multiply to the last term) Homework: pg 234 # 3-5, 8a, 9 Text Section 5.3 … Continue reading →

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Math 10 W&A – Feb 20: 6.1 Unit Price

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Unit Pricing Homework pg 156 #1-5 & pg 159 #1-5 Have a great long weekend! Tests will be returned and marks updated Monday…

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Math 9: Feb 20 – 2.5 pt 2

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Combining powers with different bases. Homework: Worksheet – Operations with Exponents Math Journal: Finish yesterdays entry. Don’t forget to swap wiith a friend to solve the problems you made up.

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Math 9 – Feb 19: 2.5 pt 1 Combining Powers

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Mrs. Dildy

Using the distributive property and exponent laws to simplify and write equivalent expressions. Homework: pg 73 # 1,2,4,5 (a,c,e) 9, 11, 17 2.5 Math Journal #4: Explain /show two ways to solve 6^3/2^3 Design another combining powers problem and trade … Continue reading →

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