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Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The lesson challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and other...
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Willow Tree

Surface Area of Three-Dimensional Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Lateral area and surface area are simple concepts, but calculating them is not as easy! Using formulas, learners calculate lateral area and surface area for the same three-dimensional figures. The resource discusses the formula variables...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Perimeter of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand that perimeter and circumference are one in the same. Learners apply their skills to determine the perimeter/circumference of triangles, rectangles, and circles. They then use the same strategy to find the...
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Charleston School District

Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Use patterns to your advantage! The Pythagorean Theorem allows learners to find missing sides of right triangles. Problems include those with both rational and irrational lengths. 
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Charleston School District

Pythagorean Theorem and Converse

For Students 8th Standards
You've heard that it is true, but can you prove it? Scholars learn the Pythagorean Theorem through proof. After an overview of proofs of the theorem, learners apply it to prove triangles are right and to problem solve. This is the second...
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Curated OER

Math Handbook: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You'll be spinning in unit circles once you read through this jumbo-sized resource of everything you need to know about trigonometry. Each page has color-coded examples with explicit directions that detail the problems and...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Area of Triangles Without Right Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to find the area of triangles without right angles. Find the formula to use depending on the information you know about the triangle: base and height, three sides, or two sides and an angle.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volume of a Triangular Prism

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to find the volume of a triangular prism. Try different figures for the height and the dimensions of the triangular face to see how these affect the volume. An accompanying chart also presents five methods for...
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Isosceles Triangles Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to find the sides, perimeter, area, semiperimeter, and altitude of an isosceles triangle.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volume of a Triangular Prism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to finding the volume of a triangle prism. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Determinant Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Matrix determinants can be used to solve many algebra and geometry word problems. Among them: finding the area of a triangle, finding the area of a parallelogram, and finding the equation of a line between two points. These three...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Midpoint

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site offers a lesson on finding the midpoint of a line segment using a compass and finding the midpoint of the sides of a triangle. This site also has an interesting way of drawing two triangle with equal area by finding...