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TODAY’S MATH PREVIEW
AREA OF SQUARES
AREA OF RECTANGLES
AREA OF TRIANGLES
CONNECTIONS
Exponents
Pythagorean Theorem
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Area of Squares
Area formula:
A=s² (A=area & s=side)
S²means sxs
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Area of Triangles
Area formula:
A = ½ bh
B = base
H = height or altitude
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Types of Triangles
Acute: triangles with angles less than 90º
Obtuse: triangles with one angle greater than 90º but less than 180º
Right: triangles with one angle equaling 90º
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CONNECTIONS
Exponents:
7² = 7 x 7
7² where 7 is the BASE and ² is the exponent.
Pythagorean Theorem:
A²+B²=C²
The square root of A & B are legs and the square root of C is the hypotenuse of the right triangle
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Square Roots
One of the two equal factors of a number.
A square root of 144 is 12 since 12 squared = 144.
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