In this problem we were asked to create an equation that would model a

situation, trying to find out what the resistance (​The measure of the degree to
which a conductor opposes an electric current through that conductor)​ for each
resistor. We had been given information such as how much the total circuit was,
which is four ohms. We were also given information that showed us that the circuit
had been built using two paths in which the current would flow. One of the paths
was a single resistor and the other two resistors were in series. In the single resistor
that had a resistance of 6 ohms more than the first resistor from the series and the
the second resistor from the series had a resistance 3 times more than the first one
from the series.

What we did to get started was reading the problem and writing knows and
need to knows. We started with knows and need to knows in order for us to
understand what the problem was about, to know what type of math was needed.
We had a worksheet that described and had definition that helped us understand
better what a resistor, circuit, parallel, and series were. We also learned the
equation (​Rt=R1+R2)​ needed for the problem. We used rational expressions to help
us warm up and know how to do the work. Below are the knows and need to
knows. The way I used the knows is by listing every piece of information into use,
and seeing how it would help me for the problem. The way I used the knows is by
figuring out what was needed in order to understand the project better. I also
figured what each word means before getting started and just winging every single
word and the work.

Knows
● One path has a single resistor
● One path has two resistors
● The first pathe has and resistor of 6 ohms
● Total resistance of circuit is 4 ohms

NTK
● What are ohms?
● What is a series?
● What is a circuit?
● What are resistors?

First step I took was solving the first part which was the series. I wrote the
equation RT = 1/R + 1/3R. The equation was given on a class worksheet used as a
guide to solve the problem. I solved for R and it equaled 4R. The way I solved for
R is by adding up the second resistor which was a series. So I added 3R with R.
When finished with that, I added it to the first resistance which is R+6. The new
equation was​ ¼​ = 1/4r + 1/R+6. Then I had to determine what was the Least
Common Denominator which was 4R(R+6) and distribute that to the whole
equation. When done distributing the LCD to each fractions. So I distributed R(R)
then R to 6. I got R2 + 6R = 4R + R + 6 . The next step I did was combine like
terms, 4R+R=5R. My new equation was R2 + 6R = 5R + 6 , next step I took was
subtracting 6R on each side, 6R-6R=0 and 5R-6R= -1R. The new equation was
R2 =− 1R + 6 . I then subtracted -1 and added 6 on both sides. Both canceled out in
the right side and turned into the opposite sign. Such as, now it is 1R and now it is
-6. The new equation is -6+1= R2 . This factorable so I factored it and the income I
got off factoring were two answers, R= -3 and R= 2. The answer that is correct
between these two is 2 because it wouldn’t make sense to have a resistor that is a
negative than a positive.
 From this problem I learned new things such as what a circuit was, parallel,
series, ohms, and resistors. I also learned how to solve rational expressions. I
haven’t mastered it yet but after this problem I got comfortable and know how to
solve rational expressions. Overall in this problem I struggled a little because I
wasn’t really aware of how to do rational expressions, I knew how to solve a
rational expression but combining it with some physics confused me and got me
out of my head. The way I overcame this challenge was by knowing that our
problem had nothing to do with mass or velocity. Neither about kinetic energy.