Friday, December 5, 2014

scalene (triangles)







adjective. Geometry.
  1. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
  2. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
Origin Late Latin scalēnus < Greek skalēnós unequal

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Using TI-30x calculator to find square root

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeFxCoVimlU
Button pushes: 2nd, x2, 2, 5, = And you should get 5. The square root of 25 is 5.
Button pushes: 2nd, x2, 1, 0, = And you should get 3.16227766017

The square root of 10 is 3.16227766017






Thursday, November 20, 2014

Corresponding Angles measures are equal when lines are parallel

See angles 1 and 2
know alternate interior ( 2 and 3 )
          alternate exterior ( 1 and 4)
          vertical angles ( 1 and 3) 
http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/geometry/gp8/lparallel.htm