Read the Problem Carefully
1- Read Carefully
2- Draw a Diagram
3- List Given Information
4- List All Assumptions
Write Equations & Lookup Data
5- 6- Solve Equations
Verify Assumptions
7- 8- Answers
1- Read Carefully
You must slowly and carefully read every word in the problem statement and make sure that you understand it very well before proceeding. Most
people need to read a problem statement more than once before
they are ready to begin Step 2.
people need to read a problem statement more than once before
they are ready to begin Step 2.
This is one of those self-explanatory steps that seems
impossible to mess up. Yet it is the main reason for
many mistakes. If you don't understand the
problem it is unlikely that you will solve it
correctly.
impossible to mess up. Yet it is the main reason for
many mistakes. If you don't understand the
problem it is unlikely that you will solve it
correctly.
Once you understand the problem, you are ready to get something onto paper.
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