Slopes of Lines
This handy saying helps students remember what the slope of a line is measuring.
What is Rise over Run?
This pair of angles is back to back, forming a straight line with each other.
What is a linear pair of angles?
What are adjacent angles?
This pair of angles are on the same side of the transversal and are located between the parallel lines.
What are same-side interior angles?
This helpful tech tool can assist you with solving algebraic equations when you find yourself forgetful of inverse operations.
What is Desmos.com?
This popular table top game is beloved by many fans of fantasy and adventure genres. It also happens to be Wirszyla's favorite pastime!
What is Dungeons & Dragons?
These types of lines have the same slope as each other.
What are parallel lines?
This pair of angles has an angle sum of 180o.
What are supplementary angles?
These angles are on the outside of the parallel lines and opposite sides of the transversal.
What are Alternate Exterior Angles?
These helpful resources are available for all homework questions and show students clips of similar exercises being worked out step-by-step if you ever get lost.
What are DeltaMath Help Videos?
This Australian Band hosts a wide variety of contemporary music genres, including hip-hop, rock, alternative metal, country, and much more. They're known mainly for their microtonal music.
Who is King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?
Often written as "y=mx+b", this form of a linear equation is very easy to graph lines from.
What is Slope Intercept Form?
When two lines cross, this pair of congruent angles are on opposite sides of the crossing.
What are Vertical Angles?
These three angles live inside a very pointy shape. They add up to 180o
What are Interior Angles of a Triangle?
Though often forgotten, this critical step should always be the first thing you do when you encounter a question.
What is Reading the Question?
This Eastern European country is the origin of the surname "Wirszyla"
What is Lithuania?
These types of lines have negative reciprocal slopes.
What are perpendicular lines?
We use this word in Geometry when saying that two objects have the same measure.
What is Congruent?
These angles are in between the parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.
What are Alternate Interior Angles?
This is a very helpful thing to do when you lack a diagram that represents a geometry problem.
What is Drawing a Picture?
This "Branch of Mathematics" is actually a glorified club of people who think that making a table of numbers is an impressive feat, at least according to Wirszyla.
What is Data Science?
This type of line is perpendicular to lines with a "zero slope"
What is a Vertical Line?
The angle measure of this pair adds up to 90o
What are complementary angles?
These congruent angles are in the same location as each other in their groups of four. They are on the same side of the transversal.
What are corresponding angles?
These parts of an equation can be combined together to make solving easier!
What are Like Terms?
This classic southern dessert puts a not-often used fruit in the limelight. It's a favorite of Wirszyla.
What is Key Lime Pie?