few_shots: 
Example 1:
Problem/activity:
Find the general solution for:
$${\mathrm{cos}\left({\pi\over2}+x\right)=\mathrm{tan}{\pi\over4}}$$


Concept/skill: 
Prove the addition and subtraction formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent and use them to solve problems.

Answer: 
Yes. An initial step when solving for x in this problem requires the use of the addition formula for cosine on the left side of the equation.

Example 2:
Problem/activity:
Task
Solve the quadratic equation
$$ x^2 = (2x - 9)^2 $$
using as many different methods as possible.


Concept/skill: 
Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line).

Answer: 
No. This task does not involve an equation in two variables. There is only one variable, x.

Example 3:
Problem/activity:
Task
Suppose $A$ is an angle with vertex $P$, as pictured below:
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Draw a circle with center $P$ and with  radius $r \gt 0$.  Explain why the circle
meets each ray of angle $A$ in a single point.  Label these points $Q$ and $R$ respectively.
Draw circles with centers $Q$ and $R$ respectively and radius $r$.  These circles meet at $P$ and a second point to be labelled $B$.
Show that ray $\overrightarrow{PB}$  bisects angle $P$.


Concept/skill: 
Construct a tangent line from a point outside a given circle to the circle.

Answer: 
No. This task does not involve drawing lines that are tangent to circles. The only line that may be drawn is the ray between points P and B.

Now, does the problem or activity shown below enable students to learn the full intent of the following concept or skill?

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standard_description: Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation. For example, in a problem involving motion at constant speed, list and graph ordered pairs of distances and times, and write the equation d = 65t to represent the relationship between distance and time.
problem_activity: Warm-up
Students reflect on equivalent expressions that represent the area of a shaded rectangle which is part of a larger rectangle of unknown width.
Launch
Allow students 2 minutes of quiet work time, followed by a whole-class discussion.
Student Facing
A rectangle with dimensions 6 cm and
\(w\)
cm is partitioned into two smaller rectangles.
Explain why each of these expressions represents the area, in cm
2
, of the shaded region.
\(6w-24\)
\(6(w-4)\)
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Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Ask students to share their reasoning.
\(6w-24\)
should be straighforward: the area of the entire rectangle is
\(6w\)
, and the area of the unshaded portion is
\(6 \boldcdot 4\)
or 24, so the area of the shaded portion is
\(6w-24\)
.
Students may have more trouble with
\(6(w-4)\)
. The key is to understand that the longer side of the shaded portion can be represented by
\(w-4\)
.
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