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Side-Side-Side Worksheet

Group Discussion Questions

  1. What are you initially given in this applet? Is there a certain order this is given in?
  2. What affect does the blue slider have on the applet?
  3. What affect does the red slider have on the applet?
  4. What affect does the green slider have on the applet?
  5. What is the definition of a circle?
  6. Why is it necessary for us to have three circles in this exploration?
  7. How will we create a triangle with what is given to us in the exploration?
  8. As a group set you sliders to certain measurements.
  9.   a. What information have you set in store for this triangle?
  10.   b. How many different triangles does this create?
  11. Will all measurements always work (think about what if I am given a side length of 1 and the other two side lengths are 15)?
  12. What is the generalization you can now make if you are given three sides of a triangle?
  13. What do you think this means if you are given two different triangles (ABC and DEF) and AB = DE, AC=EF, and BC=EF?