A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress Web site offers the following questions as examples of “hard” eighth-grade “algebra” problems. Answers are on page 18. 1. The lowest point of the St.

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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. If you’re an eighth grader who wants to take algebra, can you even take the class? The answer to ...