csc ____ = 5 versus csc 25 =____
It all seems to get jumbled up together in their heads after they learn various equations on the calculator.
Entering either one on the calculator involves a reciprocal somehow, and they mix up when to reciprocate. For the first one:
csc ____ = 5 you enter: sin
-1
(1/5)For the second one:
csc 25 =____ you enter: 1 / sin (25)
Here's what I hope will stick:
For the first one:
csc ____ = 5 the BLANK is in the MIDDLE,
so the RECIPROCAL is in the MIDDLE sin
-1
(1/5)For the second one:
csc 25 =____ the BLANK is on the OUTSIDE,
so the RECIPROCAL is on the OUTSIDE 1 / sin (25)
Many more ways to mess up, but maybe this will fix one problem.
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