This activity basically was for us to figure out on our own why the special right triangles had the patterns that they did. This way, we won't just memorize the patterns but actually understand the patterns through thought process and reasoning.
30-60-90 TRIANGLE:
45-45-90 TRIANGLE:
INQUIRY ACTIVITY REFLECTION:
Something I never noticed before about special right triangles is they are derived from greater parts/shapes. I already knew that when a square or equilateral triangle was cut in half we get triangles, but I never really noticed before that these triangles were derived from it. Even knowing the fundamentals of the shapes they're derived from it important as a sort of background knowledge.
Being able to derive these patterns myself aids in my learning because I will actually be able to understand it instead of just memorizing it and not even knowing why it is the way it is.
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