ACTIVITY 5: TRANSLATE ME! Directions: Translate each verbal sentence into mathematical. Write the correct answer on the space provided after each item. 1. The square of x is at most eight. 2. The square of y increased by twice a number y is at least eight. 3. The sum of the square of x and a number x is greater than eight. 4. The square of the sum of x and two is no less than eight. 5. The square of x is less than eight.
Questions: a. How do you translate each sentence into mathematical sentence? b. Have you encountered any difficulty in translating verbal sentence to mathematical sentence? Explain your answer.