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Equation of a circle inquiry
The lesson aims to challenge and extend students' understanding of the equation of a circle. Students work collaboratively, following guided questions to explore the relationships between the coefficients of a quadratic equation. The lesson is aimed to challenge students' thinking, encouraging them to explore and deepen their conceptual understanding. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 10
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Space Measurement Algebra
- Topic
- Algebraic expressions Angles and geometric reasoning
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M10A03
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- coordinates gradient circle simultaneous equations
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