[color=#1551b5]Submitted by Mr. Donald C. Albin Jr.[/color] Professional Educator [url]www.donaldalbin.99k.org[/url] [b]Directions[/b] [list] [*]First, make sure you understand that a circle is comprised of every point on a plane that is the same distance from a given center point. Therefore, all radii of a triangle are congruent. [*]Move points 'A' and 'B' to represent the desired lengths for segments 'a' and 'b'. [/list]
[b]Questions to promote inquiry[/b] [list] [*]What does this simulation indicate to you about the SSS Theorem? Why? [*]Are there not two triangles formed? Does the SSS Theorem signify congruent triangles? [*]What about the case when the two circles do not intersect? What does this tell you about necessary parts of a triangle? [/list]