Constructing Radical Equations with Two Roots--A Student-Generated Algorithm.

Schwartz, Stu; Moulton, Charles E.; O'Hara, John

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ERIC Number: EJ557471

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Publication Date: 1997

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Constructing Radical Equations with Two Roots--A Student-Generated Algorithm.

Schwartz, Stu; Moulton, Charles E.; O'Hara, John

Mathematics Teacher, v90 n9 p742-44 Dec 1997

Presents an activity for constructing and solving radical equations which can be done with or without the use of graphing calculators. Highlights one method that two students used to solve radical equations. (ASK)

Descriptors: Calculus, Educational Technology, Equations (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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