Is algebra 2/trigonometry hard?

I took Algebra 2 in 9th grade and it was kind of hard for me because I had a bad teacher, but it's really not that hard once you get the hang of it. You just have to take everything one step at a time really and it'll be easier to understand. Trig isn't very hard either.

Algebra 2 And Trigonometry

Algebra uses variables. A variable is an unknown numerical value. Many times a variable can be calculated by balancing the equation. A + 5 = 15. An equation is balanced, so what is done to one side of the equal sign is also done to the other side of the equal sign. Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation. Now the equation states A =10. Restate the equation and use the numerical value in place of the variable. 10 + 5 = 15. EPEMDAS is the Order Of Operations. This describes the order in which terms are solved so that an equation flows correctly. E...exponents modifying parenthesis. P...parenthetical expressions. E...exponents within parenthesis. M...multiplication. D...division. A...addition. S...subtraction. 5( 3a + a)^2 = 20. 5( 3a^2 + a^2) = 20. 5(4a^2) = 20. 20a^2 = 20. a = 1. 20(1 x 1) = 20. 20(1) = 20. 20 = 20. Fractions are numbers expressed in terms of parts of a whole. The top number is the numerator. The bottom number is the denominator. 4/5 is a fraction. 4 is the numerator. 5 is the denominator. Percentages are fractions with a denominator of 100, such as 50/100 - which is fifty percent, or one half. Common factors are used to simplify fractions. 50 is the common factor in 50/100. Use the common factor to divide both the numerator and denominator in order to simplify a fraction. 50 divided by 50 equals 1. 100 divided by 50 equals 2. Now restate the fraction in the simplified form. 50/100 = 1/2. 1/2 is the simplified fraction. is/of = x/100. This formula is used to find matching terms for fractions. 1/2 = x/100. The numerator of the first fraction multlied across with the denominator of the second fraction. The denominator of the first fraction mu.tip.ies across with the numerator of the second fraction. 100 = 2x. The equation is simplified. Divide both sides of the equation by 2. 50 = x. Restate the equation in simplified form. 1/2 = 50/100. Fractions also combine, but only factions with matching denominators can add together. A common denominator must be found to add them. 1/2 + 2/4 = x. 2 is the denominator of the first fraction, but it does not match the denominator of the second fraction. So a common factor is used to modify the fraction. 2 is the common factor. 1 multiplied by 2 equals 2. 2 multiplied by 2 equals 4. Now the equation states 2/4 + 2/4 = x. These fractions can now be added together because both of the denominators match. The denominator remains the same when fractions add together. This means the denominator is still 4. The numerators combine. This means 2/4 + 2/4 = 4/4. 4/4 = x. Divide the numerator by the denominator to simplify 4/4. 4 divided by 4 equals 1. 1 = x. Fractions multliply and divide. Numerators multiply numerators and denominators multiply denominators. 2/3(1/5) = 2/15. 1/2(13) = 1/6. 4/5(3/4) = 12/20 = 6/10 = 3/5. Reciprocals are used when fractions divide. A reciprocal is an inverted fraction. 2/3 divided by 1/2 = 4/3 = 1 1/3. 1/2 is inverted in this equation. 2/1 is the "reciprocal" of 1/2. The first fraction remains 2/3. 2/3 then multlied the reciprocal. In other words, 2/3(2/1) = 4/3 = 1 1/3. The first fraction multiplies the reciprocal of the second fraction when fractions must divide.

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Is algebra 2/trigonometry hard?

hey. well 8th grade starts soon, and I'm a little nervous about my math class. I have algebra 2/trigonometry this year, and it seems so different from algebra 1. I'm not sure why, it might just be because trig sounds so old, like high-school, and I am still young. (I think from a few...

I took Algebra 1 in 8th grade...And I'm taking Geometry this year...I would imagine it is pretty hard. I'm taking Algebra 2 next year. Geometry comes after Algebra 1 here.

Hey,

I am going into 8th grade soon and I took this class extensively over the summer. It takes some time to get used to and it is a lot more challenging than algebra one, but if you're good at math, it should be ok. Altogether, it's pretty hard, but you can ace it.

Well I'm a junior in highs school and taking algebra 2 right now. And it's so extremely easy!! So I'm sure it's gonna be a piece of cake in eighth grade. I miss eighth grade :( haha enjoy the easyness while you can!! Anyway you should be fine. Good luck :)

My school does math weird. Freshman year you have to take algebra 1. In sophomore year you have take geometry. And in junior year it's algebra 2. Senior it's pre-calculus or just calculus.

Wow, algebra 2 and trig in 8th grade? You're a smart cookie!

You know what? You could pass calculus before you graduate. Pre-calc is a complete waste of time, I took my first calculus class 5 years ago and I have NEVER used anything I learned in pre-calc that I didn't learn either in algebra/trig, or re-learned in calculus.

Geometry is kind of a waste of time, too, but it's worth it to learn the advanced trig stuff. But, take that in 9th grade, calc in 10th, start with college calc 2 and 3 in 11th and 12th, and then you've got ALL the calc required for a college math and science major by the time you go in!

Most people take Algebra 2 in 9th, geometry in 10th, pre-calc in 11th, and nothing or calc in 12th. Sometimes, they take algebra 2 in 10th, geometry in 11th, and pre-calc in 12th. It depends on the local school district requirements.

Well since it's 8th grade level, I'm sure it's just a step up from algebra 1.

I loved algebra from middle school until I graduated high school. I loved it. It's the easiest math I think. It makes the most sense.

Trig is ok. I had fun with it in 7th grade. It was taken with statistics and functions as one class for 3 types of math.

It was FST (function/statistics/trig)