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How Do You Find the Width of a Rectangle if You Know its Length and Perimeter?
Use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle to find the value of the width. Plug the given values of the perimeter and the length into the formula and solve. It is as easy as it looks.
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle?
The teacher explains how the formula for a triangle was determined. It is related to a parallelogram. What? The formula for the area of a triangle is derived from the area of a parallelogram? Seeing is believing, so watch this video to...
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?
Make a parallelogram out of two trapezoids to find the area of one trapezoid? Sounds pretty complicated. Well, it's not complicated but there are a lot of steps. The instructor does a pretty good job of diagramming and explaining just...
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How Do You Find the Height of a Triangle if You Know the Area and Base?
Use the formula for the area of a triangle to find the height of the triangle. If the problem gives the value of the area and the value of the base, then the height can be found using the formula for the area of a triangle. The...
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How Do You Find the Height of a Trapezoid if You Know the Area and Bases?
Find the height of a trapezoid given the values of the two bases and the area. First write out the formula for the area of a trapezoid. Then identify all the variables and match up the given values. Now plug the values into the formula....
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How Do You Find the Base of a Parallelogram if You Know the Area and Height?
There are three variables in the formula for a parallelogram. Two of the values are given in this problem. Find the third value. Identify what each of the variables means. Match up the given values to the variables. Then solve for the...
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How Do You Find the Area of a Parallelogram?
So you are trying to tell me that a parallelogram is a rectangle in disguise? Wow! And I can use a similar formula of the area of a rectangle to find the area of a parallelogram? Wow! Ok, show me how! A=bh. So simple really.
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Circle?
Cut up a circle and make a parallelogram! What? No way! Yes way! Watch the instructor illustrate just how to cut up the circle and get that parallelogram to then get the formula for the area of a circle. It really works! Base,...
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How Do You Classify Triangles?
Triangles are classified by their angle measurement as well as by the length of their sides. Here are some names that identify the types of triangles: isosceles, equilateral, scalene, obtuse, and acute. Watch this video to learn about...
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What are Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene Triangles?
Triangles are classified by their angle measurement as well as by the length of their sides. Here are some names that identify the types of triangles: right, isosceles, equilateral, scalene, obtuse, and acute. Watch this video to learn...
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What is an Angle?
An angle is formed when two rays share a common endpoint. Want to know more about angles? There are a lot of terms in this lesson. You might have to watch it two or even three times to make sure you understand all the terms. I recommend...
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How Do You Subtract Integers Using a Number Line?
There are times when you might want to use a number line to help you visually understand what is happening mathematically. Subtracting integers might be one of those times. So take a look and see which direction you need to move on the...
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using the Direct Variation Formula?
Have your class figure out how much "Teddy" weighs on the moon and how to translate words into algebra! This video shows pupils how to take a word problem, and then solve it using the direct variation formula and given information. Great...
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How Do You Find a Missing Side of a Right Triangle Using Sine?
What's a trigonometric ratio? It is a ratio between two sides of a right triangle. In this problem, find sin(A) in the given right triangle. Use the ratio of the opposite side divided by the hypotenuse to find sin(A). The instructor...
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How Do You Find the Length of a Leg of a Right Triangle?
A right triangle. Two given measurements for two side lengths and one unknown length. Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem and find the missing value. Squares and square roots are used in this problem and don't worry when...
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How Do You Find Missing Measurements of Similar Figures Using a Proportion?
Two similar triangles have the same angles, but their legs have different lengths. This means their angles are congruent, and thusly, their corresponding sides are congruent. So there is a missing measurement that needs to be found. Set...
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How Do You Find the Volume of a Box Whose Sides are Monomials?
Length times width times height. Yes, the formula for the volume of a rectangular shape. But the values are monomials. Use the knowledge you have to multiply the monomials and then write it in simplest form.
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Measuring an Irregular Distance
The math pirate needs to measure a distance on his treasure map. He realizes that he's not measuring a straight line, but an irregular distance. This short clip is well done, it uses a real-life math application, concrete mathematical...
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Math in the Kitchen
Demonstrating the math to real-world connection, this instructor explains all he'll need to do to make pasta. He explains he will need to measure, count, and determine low, medium, and high. No actual math was used in this video, but it...
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How Do You Solve a Problem Using an Angle of Elevation?
One given angle and one given length equals an unknown height. What? Here's a word problem that can be solved given two pieces of information by using the correct formula. Watch the instructor explain how to use the tangent ratio formula...
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Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Converting Units of Length
This video explains how to convert between customary units of length in the context of a word problem. Practice problems are available. [8:04]
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Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Speed Translation
This video explains how to convert between units of speed. Practice problems are available. [9:56]
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Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Converting Pounds to Ounces
This video explains how to convert between customary units of weight/mass. Practice problems are available. [1:34]
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Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Conversion Between Metric Units
This video explains the meaning of various metric measurement unit prefixes and how to convert between them. Practice problems are available. [5:16]