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ERIC Number: EJ668661
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Using a Simple Optical Rangefinder To Teach Similar Triangles.
Cuicchi, Paul M.; Hutchison, Paul S.
Mathematics Teacher, v96 n3 p166-68 Mar 2003
Describes how the concept of similar triangles was taught using an optical method of estimating large distances as a corresponding activity. Includes the derivation of a formula to calculate one source of measurement error and is a nice exercise in the use of the properties of similar triangles. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Secondary Education, Triangles (Geometry)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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