Directions: Using the digits 0 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to create a correct statment: Source: Andy Schwen
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Creating Right Triangles 2
Directions: Using the digits 1 to 8 at most one time each, fill in the coordinates to create the vertices of a right triangle: A(__, __), B(__, __), C(__, __) Extension: Try to do this using only the digits 1 to 6. Source: Erick Lee
Read More »Creating Rectangles 2
Directions: Using the digits 1 to 8 at most one time each, fill in the coordinates to create the vertices of a rectangle: A(__, __), B(__, __), C(__, __), D(__, __). Extension: What is the rectangle with the largest/smallest area/perimeter that you can find? Source: Erick Lee
Read More »Line of Reflections on Isosceles Triangles
Directions: How many ways can you determine the location of the line of reflection for isosceles triangle XYZ that maps Point X to Point Z? Source: Irvine Math Project, Nanette Johnson, and Robert Kaplinsky.
Read More »Law of Cosines Triangle
Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to fill in the circles of a triangle. The sum of the numbers on each side of the triangle is equal to the length of that side. What is the triangle with the largest (or smallest) angle measure that you can make? Source: Erick …
Read More »Maximizing Volume of a Cylinder, Given Lateral Area
Directions: Find at least 3 possible measures for the height and the radius of a cylinder with a lateral area of 144pi square centimeters. Which of your dimensions will give you the largest volume? Source: Jason Miller
Read More »Create Squares
Directions: Using the digits 0 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to create a square with one of the vertices at (2,3). Source: John Mahlstedt
Read More »Finding the Length of a Right Triangle’s Altitude
Directions: The black triangle is a right triangle with legs 8 and 6. The vertices are at the points (0,0), (0,8), and (6,0). The red line segment is perpendicular to hypotenuse. Find the length of the red line segment. Source: Kate Nerdypoo
Read More »Parallel Lines and Perpendicular Transversals
Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes so that 2 of the lines are parallel and the third line is a transversal that is as close to perpendicular to the parallel lines as possible. Source: Shelli Foust and Robert Kaplinsky
Read More »Parallel Lines and Transversals
Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes so that 2 of the lines are parallel and the third line is a transversal. Source: Shelli Foust
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