FROM THE MOSCOW PAPYRUS
(3) The area of a rectangle is 12, and the width is 3/4 of the length. How long are the sides of the rectangle?
The area of a rectangle equals length times width (l•w), which equals 12
(4) One leg of a right triangle is 2 1/2 times the other, and the area is 20. How long are the triangle’s sides?
The area of a triangle equals 1/2 of the base times the height (A=1/2 bh), which equals 20.
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You're giving flashbacks to algebra one class last spring, we also did some geometry review.
ReplyDeleteAlg 2 starts Tuesday yeehaw!
Ha! ;)
Yeah!! "Gotta love math" is one of my favorite sayings!
ReplyDeleteAll greek to me!
ReplyDeleteUmmm, okay...I'll take your word for it.
ReplyDeleteI'm more into literature myself so math is rather like a totally different language to me. Figures ain't really my forte.
Yet, I have a couple of grandchildren who would regard your math as fun...can't understand it meself...
Thank you, I enjoyed the Egyptian geometry problems article.
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