Thursday, February 4, 2010

Triangles Surrounded by Squares

Students worked in groups of four to create seven different triangles with varying side lengths. The odd thing about these triangles was they were created with three squares, whose corners were the only parts touching each other. Once the triangles were created, students classified them as obtuse, acute or right triangles, and then looked for relationships between the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides and the square of the longer side.

Tonight's Homework: Because of the mix-up in last night's homework, there will be no new work to complete tonight.

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