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Homework Help Complex Problems – Moving Deeper into Concepts
As you move deeper into each textbook (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 w/Trig, Calculus, etc), the problems will contain several concepts you've learned earlier - all in one problem. This complexity can make it difficult to find the "how-to" or examples in the book to...
Jacobs Geometry Chapter 15 Lesson 1 Problem 57
In Jacobs Geometry Chapter 15 Lesson 1 problem 57, we are asked, "In how many planes do the square faces of the cube faces of the unfolded hypercube lie?" The Solutions Manual says 13 planes. Let's see how they got that number. Imagine the red,...
Geometry: Note on Missing Chapters
Geometry Course Chapters 13 and 16 were originally omitted from our Geometry course for time constraints. The concepts in those chapters are advanced, though not difficult. Students will not likely see them on the ACT/SAT or even in college, except for specialized...
Algebra Chapter 16 Lesson 2 Set 1 Problem #3
This is an error in the book by Master Books (ISBN: 978-0890519851) - the book with the blue cover showing the world. The problem is discussing hens and rabbits with a total of 30 heads and 86 feet. ERROR: The solution manual is referring to the wrong problem which is...
Algebra Ch13 Test A Problem #13
Question from Grace: We are using this test A as a practice test. We can't figure out how to solve this. Answer from Dr. Callahan: Grace, To solve this one, you take the square root of each side +/- SQRT ( 16x^2 + 8x +1 ) = +/- SQRT (9) The left side needs a little...
Algebra Ch10.2 #3
Error in Solutions Manual The Solutions Manual has the answer from the older version of the book (which used a flag of 104 x 235. Flags have grown since then. 😉) Just FYI - the older flag was flown in Detroit on the side of the J.L. Hudson Store - which no longer...
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