FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for April 26, 2016

good call, Paige, on not asking for paid tutoring from an annoying younger sibling

Only students who did well in algebra or were looking to go into science and engineering ever take geometry.

@ WildeBill — You nailed me: following algebra, I took geometry and some Trig., and I enjoy studying astrophysics, among other sciences.

I loved geometry, and graduated from college in Speech/English (Drama/Creative Writing) and now I’m a missionary pastor teaching Medical English on the side. What does that say about me?

@skeeterhawk@Jack GarrottMy point was that Peter would not have taken Geometry. Not unless he was compelled to do so (requirements for whatever curriculum he is taking). Most HS graduation requirements for mathematics would be satisfied by 1 year of algebra or general math.

@WildeBill Algebra I & II were taken in 10th grade. Geometry I & II were 11th grade, Algebra III then Trigonometry were in our senior year. It was compulsory in the 60’s when I went to school. my first year of college I was in “Math Analysis” but in the summer of 69 I got drafted and never went any further.

Back in the sixty’s geometry was a required subject, not optional. I take it from some of the posts that this has changed? Like Sparkys44 we had to take geo, trig, algebra, but a year earlier than he did. senior year, if you were going to college you took calc. Loved math. Still do. Tensor analysis and LaPlace transforms! Oooh yes!!!

She’s a freshman in high school? She’s asking a question from middle-school math.

@Sparktys44@mjmcomm@Keep on keepin onGraduation requirements were, for where I went to HS in the 70s, 1 year of math. I took math classes all 4 years because I was headed for an engineering career. I did well enough to be put into Advanced Placement math classes. But I am beginning to that think other students were short-changed by the low math requirements for graduation.

In the 50’sI had never failed a class but, in the 9th grade I was required to take algebra (which I flunked), in the 10th grade I was required to take geometry (which I flunked) I took business math (not required) which I passed and In the 11th grade I took bookkeeping which I passed. Those two subjects. algebra and geometry are still unintelligible to me to this day some sixty years later.

(n-2) × 180°

Geometry is not really math….it is logic….trig is math.

When test time comes around, Jason won’t be there to help.

Everyone here provided the answer in degrees. Jason would have used radians.

(N-2)*180 degrees

Slader.com, thank me later

the formula would be 180*(n-2)