Wednesday, April 18, 2012
princess of parrallelograms
Annabella Milbanke was born in 1792 and died in 1860. her husband named her "princess of parrallelograms" because of her love of math. she went to school at Cambridge and was a very successful student. she often expressed math in metaphors. she was married at the age of 19 to lord bryon, and had 3 children. she died of breast cancer.
area of tennesse
the area formula is the same for rectangles, squares and parrallelograms because each have 2 parrallel sides.
the length of tennesse is 440 miles and the width is 120 miles. using the a=b*h formula, the area is 52800. the actual area is 42146 square miles.
the length of tennesse is 440 miles and the width is 120 miles. using the a=b*h formula, the area is 52800. the actual area is 42146 square miles.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
chapter 10: circles
In chapter 10, i have learned about circles. circles may have inscribed angles. a part of the circumference is an arc. circles have radius , diameter, circumference, chords and more. a career that uses circle is an architect. they us circles to build new structures and create designs.
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