Law of Sines Word Problems

For most people, solving word problems takes a lot of work. But Sal makes it look simple! Follow along as he unpacks this complicated word problem. He even demonstrates how to answer. Excellent!

Sal takes your class’ newfound (or growing) knowledge of graphs of lines to the next level. He presents a few word problems in which mathematicians need to understand how to use linear function graphs.

The instructor uses the temperature formula to illustrate how the variables can be manipulated to solve a problem.

The instructor uses the temperature formula to illustrate how the variables can be manipulated to solve a problem.

A few word problems involving age are presented. Starting with a simple problem and progressing to more complicated word problems, Sal uses a chart to organize the information given in the more complicated problem to solve for the variable.

Many times, learners get frustrated because they feel like they have the tools to solve an algebra problem, but not the ability to turn the English into math. This presentation focuses solely on that skill, starting with basic algebraic...

Sal uses the formula for the perimeter to show how the variables can be moved around to solve a problem. He demonstrates a few different ways to do this.

Sal uses the formula for the perimeter to show how the variables can be moved around to solve a problem. He demonstrates a few different ways to do this.

In this part 2 video, Sal finishes the trigonometric word problem of the wayward ship captain. He wisely continues the algebra work on the problem before finally turning to his calculator for the very last calculation.

Utilize linear systems to solve age-related word problems. The video tutorial shows how to write and solve a linear system from a set of given information. After solving the system, the instructor explains how to examine the solution for...