I mostly word my test and homework questions using the kind of "math language" students will encounter in future classes. But, sometimes I wonder if mathematics, famous for precision and logic could make more of an effort to be clear.
A student came to me "It says to find the slope of the curve at x=3 but when I graph f(x)=4x-3 it's a line!"
I can only say "It's just math speak. We call continuous functions 'curves' even when they aren't curvy."
Which is good to know for future math.
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