Weekly Math Problem! | Sample Edition
One of the things I'll be doing on this blog is posting weekly problems. There is no fancy name for it; it'll just be called Weekly Math Problem! (WMP!) If you have any suggestions, you know, just drop them below ⬇️ in the comments. This post series will launch in the spring, giving me time to better prepare for the posts. Below, you're going to see a sample problem and solution.
As mentioned in my previous post, I want to share with you some of the problems I'm working on. Why? Well, why not? Honestly, it's just more fun, sometimes, to solve problems with other people. For the people who actually like math and have endured some of the tortuous learning of it, it's cool to see how much you remember after not having done it for a while.
How is this going to work?
The WMP! will be posted on a Sunday and a solution will be posted that Friday. This time frame gives people time to look at it, solve it, and maybe review any prior knowledge they may have forgotten that is needed to solve the problem. The problems will be coming from a host of sources. Feel free to ask questions and leave comments under the post concerning the problem.
The problems will vary in difficulty and will come from a variety of topics--arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, ordinary differential equations, and a few others.
The problems will vary in difficulty and will come from a variety of topics--arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, ordinary differential equations, and a few others.
Sample WMP!
Solving Radical Equations. This week's question is typically learned in a College Algebra course. To solve it in completion, you need to recall the following math skills:✔️ How to deal with radical expressions
✔️ How to solve linear equations
✔️ How to solve quadratic equations
✔️ How to substitute values for checking
Ready?
So, the answer to this WMP! is p = -1. As a typical student may say, "All that work for the answer to be -1 ?!" 🙄
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Cheers!
The Younge Lady
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