An Altitude Forming Right Triangles v2

Applet allows for the student to readily discover or meaningfully recall that when the altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, it splits that triangle into 2 smaller triangles that are similar to the original triangle and to each other. The AA~ reasoning is visually manifested within this applet. A transformational geometry approach is used here

 

Karen Campe

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Tranche d'âges
10 – 19+
Langue
English
 
 
 
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