Triangles - The Basics of Geometry
Remember the PURPOSE of our class is to understand...
Triangles are a VERY BIG part of so many things learn about in Geometry. What are some of the most important things about triangles....
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Triangle Classification:
The basic elements of any triangle are its sides and angles. Triangles are classified depending on relative sizes of their elements. As regard their sides , triangles may be
Example of how Triangles have been used in our world:
A surveyor in India was identified the location of an UNKNOWN point (the tip of Mt.Everest) using 2 KNOWN locations and the distance between them. The surveyor went to one known location on the ground and pointed a telescope attached to a surveying tool at the tip of Mt.Everest and then repeated the process at the other known location. This told the surveyor the angle between the known locations and the tip of Mt.Everest. Now that he knew 2 angles out of the 3 in the triangle and the distance between two known locations, he found the distance to Mt.Everest's tip! So...what was this surveyors name you ask? George Everest!!! |
The slideshow should help you remember the triangle CONCEPTS we learned in class. Take a look, can you remember the VOCABULARY!!!
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Triangle Quiz - Let's see how well you comprehended the ideas of this lesson ***Passing Grade is 95%***
Take the quiz as many times as you need to pass it, remember the only thing that really matters is that you are learning!
If you are using a MOBILE PHONE...click the following link to take the quiz
If you are using the computer...go ahead and just start below!
Take the quiz as many times as you need to pass it, remember the only thing that really matters is that you are learning!
If you are using a MOBILE PHONE...click the following link to take the quiz
If you are using the computer...go ahead and just start below!