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Topic: Why?
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Robert Hansen

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Re: Why?
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On Oct 24, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Paul Tanner <upprho@gmail.com> wrote:

> Although the phrase "solve for x" can and does have a number of
> different uses, one main use is simply through one or more
> transformations of equations to obtain an equation such that the
> variable in question is on one side of the equation and everything
> else is on the other side of the equation.
>
> There is no pretend here. This skill in general is very important and
> there is nothing pretend about it, regardless of whether you want to
> call it an algebraic skill.

Yes, this is an algebraic skill, at least on the surface. I wasn't saying that the skill was pretend. I was saying that you were pretending to teach it.

Bob Hansen
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10/27/12
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10/25/12
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10/24/12
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10/28/12
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10/29/12
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10/30/12
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