Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Eric C's Measurement Growing Posts

Question 1: What is the Pythagorean Theorem? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical examples. (10 Marks)

The Pythagorean Theorem is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. The Theorem is named after a Greek Mathematician Pythagoras, who by tradition is credited with its discovery, although knowledge of the Theorem almost predates him.





Question 2: How do you find the surface area of a right rectangular prism? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical examples.(10 Marks)

A rectangular prism is a cuboid figure that all angles are right angles and opposite faces of a cuboid are equal.



Question 3: How do you find the surface area of a right cylinder? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical examples. (10 Marks)

A right cylinder is a 3 dimensional object that both top and bottom are round circles.





Question 4: What is a polygon and how do we classify one? (10 Marks)

A regular Polygon is a simple polygon that all sides are equal and a irregular polygon is a more complex polygon and all sides are mostly not equal.













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1 comment:

iknewthisguy said...

Eric I like your slideshare presentation. The pictures are also good examples.