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Grade 8:  The Learning Equation Math

32.04 Area of a Triangle

The student will:

• describe patterns and generalize relationships by determining the areas and perimeters of triangles.

Area of a Triangle Calculator

Interactive sums - Areas and Volume

Cinderella: Altitudes in a triangle

 

Key Terms:

perimeter, area, base, height, altitude, parallelogram, polygon, hypotenuse, vertex, right triangle, leg, perimeter, Pythagorean relationship

Prerequisite Skills:

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals.

Adding Decimals included in:   Multiplication of Decimals:  Grade 7 Lesson 12.01

Subtracting Decimals included in:   Multiplication of Decimals:  Grade 7 Lesson 12.01

Multiplication of Decimals:  Grade 7 Lesson 12.01

Division of Decimals:  Grade 7 Lesson 12.02

• Solve and verify first-degree equations.

  Linear Equations (1 step solutions):  Grade 8 Lesson 22.02

  Linear Equations (2 step solutions):  Grade 8 Lesson 22.03

• Develop and use the Pythagorean relationship.

The Pythagorean Relationship:  Grade 8 Lesson 32.01

• Determine the area and perimeter of quadrilaterals.

Area and Perimeter: Quadrilaterals and Circles:   Grade 8 Lesson 22.03

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