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Working with the Geoboard © Didax – www.didax.com 4 The “Chop Method” Another method we can use to find the area of a polygon is called the “chop method.” Here is an example of how the chop method works: Take the figure ABCD, an irregular polygon: Step 1: Build a rectangle completely around the shape. Note that the area of this rectangle, FABE, is 12 square units. Step 2: Begin chopping: Area of GAD = 1 2 area of GAJD = 1 square unit. Area of HDC = 1 2 area of HDKC = 1 square unit. Area of CBE = 1 2 area of CLBE =1 1 2 square units. Area of FGDH = 1 square unit. Altogether, this chops 4 1 2 square units off the 12-square-unit rectangle FABE. This means the area of the original polygon ABCD is 7 1 2 square units. A D B F E C A D C B F G E H 1 1 1 1 1 2 J K L A D C B 1.2

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The “Chop Method”

Anothermethodwecanusetofindtheareaofapolygoniscalledthe“chopmethod.”Hereisanexampleofhowthechopmethodworks:

TakethefigureABCD, anirregularpolygon:

Step 1:

Buildarectanglecompletelyaroundtheshape.Notethattheareaofthisrectangle,FABE,is12squareunits.

Step 2:

Beginchopping:

AreaofGAD=12 areaofGAJD=1squareunit.

AreaofHDC=12 areaofHDKC=1squareunit.

AreaofCBE=12 areaofCLBE=1 1

2squareunits.

AreaofFGDH=1squareunit.

Altogether,thischops412 squareunitsoffthe12-square-unitrectangleFABE.

ThismeanstheareaoftheoriginalpolygonABCDis7 12 squareunits.

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Find the Area Using the “Rectangle Method”

Make these shapes on your geoboard and find their areas.

1. 2. 3.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

4. 5. 6.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

7. 8. 9.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

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Find the Area Using the “Chop Method”

Make these shapes on your geoboard and find their areas.

Example: 1. 2.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

3. 4. 5.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

6. 7. 8.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

Areaof ABCD=4

–AreaofAED=1 12

–AreaofEBC = 12

AreaofDEC =2

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Find the Area

Make these shapes on your geoboard and find their areas using either the rectangle method or the chop method.

1. 2. 3.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

4. 5. 6.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

7. 8. 9.

Area= sq.units Area= sq.units Area= sq.units

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What’s the Area?

Makeashapeonyourgeoboard—anyshapeyouwant.Findtheareaoftheshapeyoumade.Sketchyourshapeontheblankgeoboardbelowifitwillhelp.

Askaclassmatetofindtheareaofyourshape.Ifyoudisagreeonwhattheareais,lookatyoursolutionstogethertodeterminethecorrectanswer.

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Properties of Triangles

Atriangleisapolygonwiththreesidesandisclassifiedbythemeasuresofitsanglesorthelengthsofitssides.Ifclassifiedbythelengthsofitssides,atriangleiscalledscalene, isosceles, orequilateral:

Scalene–Notwosidesareequalinlength.Isosceles–Atleasttwosidesareequalinlength.Equilateral–Allthreesidesareequalinlength.

Ifclassifiedbythemeasuresofitsangles,atriangleiscalledacute, obtuse,orright:

Acute–Anacutetrianglehasthreeacuteangles.Acutemeanslessthan90degrees,orlessthanarightangle.Obtuse –Anobtusetrianglehasoneobtuseangle.Obtusemeansgreaterthan90degrees.Obtusemeansgreaterthan90degreesbutlessthan180degrees.Right –Arighttrianglehasonerightangle—thatis,anangleof90degrees.Equiangular–Allanglesareequalinmeasure.

Havestudentsusetheirgeoboardstoexplorethepropertiesoftrianglesintheactivitiesthatfollow.

Main Ideas

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Scalene, Isosceles, and Equilateral Triangles

Useyourgeoboardtomakethetrianglesonthispage,andcompletethetableonthenextpage.(Hint:Fillinthecorrespondingrowofthetableasyoumakeeachtriangle.)

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Scalene, Isosceles, and Equilateral Triangles (cont.)

Refertothetrianglesonthepreviouspageandcompletethefollowingtable.Measurethelengthsofthesideswithyourruler.

Shape # Pegs Inside Scalene Isosceles Equilateral

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Triangles

Useyourgeoboardtomakethetrianglesonthispage,andcompletethetableonthenextpage.(Hint:Fillineachrowofthetableasyoumakeeachtriangle.)

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Triangles (cont.)

Refertothetrianglesonthepreviouspageandcompletethethistable.Classifyeachtrianglebyitsanglesandthenbyitssidelengths.

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Triangles

Look back at the tables on pages 12 and 14 and answer the following questions. Circle the correct answer. (You may need to make the triangles on your geoboard again to solve these problems.)

1. Areallisoscelestrianglesacutetriangles? Yes No

2. Areallscalenetrianglesacutetriangles? Yes No

3.Canyoumakearighttrianglethatisisoscelesonyourgeoboard? Yes No

4. Canyoumakearighttrianglethatisobtuse? Yes No

5. Canyoumakearightacutetriangle? Yes No

6. Areallrighttrianglesacute? Yes No

7. Isitpossibletomakeanequilateraltriangleonyour25-pingeoboard? Yes No

8.Triangleswithpegsinsidearealwayslargerinareathantriangleswithoutpegsinside. True False

9.Righttrianglescannothavepegsinside. True False

10. Acutetrianglesarealwayssmallerinareathanobtusetriangles. True False

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How Many Pins?

Belowarethreesetsofexercisesthatwillshowyouanewwaytofindareasonthegeo-board.Eachsetasksyoutomakeashapewithaspecificnumberofpinsinsidetheshape.Foreachshapeyoumake,recordtheareaandnumberofpinstouchedbytherubberbandthatformstheshape.Awonderfulpatternexists.Seewhetheryoucandiscoverit!

1. MakeasmanyshapesasyoucanwithNO pins inside the shape.Recordyourresultsinthetable.

Area (A)Number of Pins Touched

by Rubber Band (N)Number of Pins Inside

the Shape (I)

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2. Makeasmanyshapesasyoucanwithonly 1 pin inside the shape.Recordyourresultsinthetable.

Area (A)Number of Pins Touched

by Rubber Band (N)Number of Pins Inside

the Shape (I)

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How Many Pins? (cont.)

3. Makeasmanyshapesasyoucanwithjust 2 pins inside the shape.Recordyourresultsinthetable.

Area (A)Number of Pins Touched

by Rubber Band (N)Number of Pins Inside

the Shape (I)

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4. Whatpatternsdidyoudiscover?

5. Writetheformulathatdescribesthepattern.

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l = 60 m

w = 40 m

Perimeter Word Problems

Using what you discovered about perimeters with your geoboard, solve the following problems.

Hereisanexample:

Find the perimeter of this rectangle.

Write the formula. P = 2l + 2w

Substitute the data. P = (2 × 60) + (2 × 40)

Solve the problem. P = 120 + 80

P = 200

The perimeter of the rectangle is 200 meters.

1. Ifyouwanttobuildarectangularfencearoundyourgardenthatis12ft.wideand10ft.long,howmuchfencingwillyouneed?

2. Arectangularpicturemeasures39centimetersby50centimeters.Howmuchtrimisneededtogoaroundthepicture?

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The Same but Different

Intheshapesshownbelow,noticethatthearea(A)remainsthesamebuttheperimeter(P)changes.

A=6;P=12 A=6;P=10 A=6;P=14

Make some shapes on your geoboard and see whether the perimeter always changes when the shape is different but the area is the same. Sketch your findings on the blank geoboards below. No right triangles allowed!

A = P = A = P = A = P =

A = P = A = P = A = P =

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Answers

Chapter 1: Finding Area on the Geoboard

Page 5:Allanswersareinsquareunits.

1. 5 2.6 3.6 4.8 5.8 6.12 7.4 12 8.10 9.8

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1.4 12 2.34 1

2 3.5 4.4 5.8 6.2 7.4 8.7

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1.4 2.4 3.3 4.8 5.7 6.6 7.9 8.2 9.5

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Shape # Pegs Inside Scalene Isosceles Equilateral

A 1 X

B 3 X

C 0 X

D 1 X

E 1 X

F 0 X

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I 0 X

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Shape # Pegs Inside Acute Obtuse Right Isosceles Scalene Equilateral

A 3 X X

B 0 X X

C 1 X X

D 1 X X

E 1 X X

F 1 X X

G 3 X X

H 0 X X

I 1 X X

Page 15: 1.No 2.No 3.Yes 4.No 5.No 6.No 7.No8.False 9.False 10.False

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No,itisnotarhombus.Itdoesnothavefourcongruentsides.Adjacentsidesarenotequalinlength.

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Answersmayvary.Possibleanswersinclude:

1.(A)Itisaparallelogram,(B)has4rightangles,and(C)adjacentsidesareequal.

2.(A)Itisaparallelogram,(B)has4rightangles,and(C)adjacentsidesdonothavetobeequal.

3.(A)Itisaquadrilateral,(B)withonlyonepairofparallelsides,and(C)alwayshasanobtuseangle.

4.(A)Itisaparallelogram,(B)withallfoursidesequalinlength,and(C)hastwoobtuseangles.

5.No

6.Yes,butnotonthegeoboard.

7.Yes

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1.Teachercheck.

2.Teachercheck.

3.Teachercheck.

4.Teachercheck.

5.A= 12N +(I–1),ifA=area,P=thenumberofpinstouchedbytherubber

band,andI =thenumberofpinsinsidetheshape.

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1.Theareaofthesquareonthehypotenuseequalsthesumoftheareasoftheothertwosquares: 2 .Thesumofthesquaresofthelengthsofthetwo

sidesequalsthesquareofthelengthofthehypotenuse.

2. 13units 3.24units 4. 5units

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1.8units 2.16units 3.10units 4.14units 5. 16units

6.14units 7.3 5+ 8.5 17+ 9.4 8+

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1.44ft 2.178cm

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1.6 2.Yes 3.Yes:1,2,4,5,8,9;No:3,6,7

4.Yes.Possibleanswers:

5.Yes,a4×4squarehasanareaof16andaperimeterof16.