y=-5x-1

[Maulds]

A tribute to us parents scratching our heads at our kids homework. I finally solved this one, it weren't so bad.:tooth

 

[GoldDust Woman]

1+y
___ = x
5


I can show my work if the teacher needs it.

 

[GoldDust Woman]

Can't get the effin' 5 centered. :24:

 

[GoldDust Woman]

One plus the variable "y" divided by five is equal to "x".


Geddit? :ninja

 

[Staci]

agggrrrr math!!! *runs like hell the other way *

 

[Panacea]

Wow I don't even remember how to do that...solving for just x is easy but...ya that's why I'm in social science
I'm good at stat formulas though

 

[anathelia]

1+y
___ = x
5


I can show my work if the teacher needs it.

technically, it's all negative, since the 5 you divided by is negative.

 

[GoldDust Woman]

I damn sure left the negative off. Go ahead, toss a minus up there in front of my 5.

 

[Maulds]

Yeah its easy for you people, I grew up in Alabama

 

[anathelia]

Yeah its easy for you people, I grew up in Alabama

I've also just recently taken a college algebra class doing just this.

 

[Maulds]

Solving that on its own isnt bad. Finding the slope and graphing it is a little more work. Thats what we were doing tonight.

 

[Boomerang]

I love this type of stuff. I hate teaching it to my students though. I think they are finally getting the hang of it. Now they think of them as big puzzles and enjoy doing them.

We don't have to teach them how to graph them quite yet. They start that in 7th grade here. However, I think graphing it is easier than isolating the variable.

 

[anathelia]

Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy.

The slope is always the number in front of x. rise over run. the y intercept is always the number after x. makes it much easier when you already know what the numbers represent. When you don't, it can be a bitch.

 

[retro]

I hate that crap

 

[jassilem]

agggrrrr math!!! *runs like hell the other way *

Amen and I am right with you there.

 

[brieze]

Wow I don't even remember how to do that...solving for just x is easy but...ya that's why I'm in social science
I'm good at stat formulas though

Same except for the social part. I'm great with science, and not a fan of math without a formula. Which sucks because science requires math =[

 

[Thornless]

Man I always moved x to the left of the ='s... no wonder I only got 32% in math,:24:

 

[dt3]

Since when did they start putting letters in math? :confused

 

[Staci]

Since when did they start putting letters in math? :confused

about the time you figured out that a zero does have meaning LOL

 

[Sneakiecat]

Since when did they start putting letters in math? :confused

About the same time you started failing it.