This Blog exists for the collective benefit of all algebra students. While the posts are specific to Mr. Chamberlain's class, any and all "algebra-ticians" are welcome. The more specific your question (including your own attempts to answer it) the better.
Think about it for a second... Would the math gods call it an ORDERED PAIR, if order didn't matter? (jeopardy music...da-da-da-da, da-da-da) ok times up! Whaddya say? YES or NO? (yup, that's all it is... yes or no)
btw, in your example, the ORDER is correct, right?
About ordered pairs--
ReplyDeleteif the equation was
y= x-3
and the order pair is (6,3) would that be correct even if it isn't in the right order?
And how are you supposed to answer that question? Just 'Yes' or 'No'?
ReplyDeleteThink about it for a second... Would the math gods call it an ORDERED PAIR, if order didn't matter? (jeopardy music...da-da-da-da, da-da-da) ok times up! Whaddya say? YES or NO? (yup, that's all it is... yes or no)
ReplyDeletebtw, in your example, the ORDER is correct, right?
Ok thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI thought about it and it seemed kinda obvious.
And in my example, the order is NOT correct-- I hope.
uhhh... recall that an ordered pair is (x,y)... does that change your yes/no answer?
ReplyDeleteOhhh, well that changes everything, i forgot about that. Then yes, it is correct.
ReplyDeletei'm confused...what are the ordered pairs...how would 'x' change into six.
ReplyDeleteIn the example above, you are being asked to substitute the (x,y) ordered pair with a value of (6,3) - i.e. x=6, y=3... into the equation:
ReplyDeletey = x - 3
so, substituting for x and y we get:
(3) = (6) - 3
... which is a true statement.
SO, the given ordered pair (6,3) makes the equation true.
Ca-peesh?
i get it
ReplyDeleteyou GETSK it... spelinng kounts!
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