Develop a method to find an unknown measurement. Learners watch a video as the narrator presents an example of finding the height of a triangle knowing the base and area. The example shows how to take a half of the base to arrive at a one-step linear equation to solve.

Concepts

area, area formulas, area of triangles, one-step equations, solving equations, solving for 1 variable

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a discussion on how the two formulas presented in the lesson are equivalent

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes individuals know how to solve one-step equations
• Expects students to understand finding the area of a triangle

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Labels the diagram to represent the problem
• Shows the algebraic work needed to find the answer.

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 MP1 MP6 6.EE.B.7 6.G.A.1