Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Complementary? Supplementary?

My students often can't remember which angles are complementary and which ones are supplementary. I always tell them to think of a really cheap wedding, where the complementary (free) drinks are limited to 90. Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees. "C" for "cheap" and "c" for complementary. A "superb" wedding (supplementary) would offer 180 free drinks. supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees. "S" for "superb" and "s" for supplementary. Failing that, I tell them that "c" comes before "s" in the alphabet and 90 comes before 180.




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Friday, November 21, 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Have a Nice Day!

Which one is the numerator and which one is the denominator? A common question, answered easily by "Have a Nice Day." N, D - Nice Day, Numerator, Denominator.

Multiplication Tables in under 2 minutes - Back by Popular Demand



Can you write out the multiplication table to 10 by 10 in under 2 minutes...

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