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New York State Standard G.G.35 - Exploring the alternate interior angles.

Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Triangles
Level
9-12
Activity Time
15 Minutes
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TI-Nspire™ CX series
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Lessons

New York State Standard G.G.35 - Exploring the alternate interior angles.

Activity Overview

The students will use the .tns documents ALTINT and ALTINT2 to manipulate a triangle and discover the relationship between the remote interior angles and an exterior angle of a triangle.

Before the Activity

  1. Download the .tns documents ALTINT and ALTINT2 to handhelds using TI-Nspire Computer link software or Connect to Class software.
  2. Students should do the worksheet "Using TI-Nspire to Explore".

During the Activity

This activity is a lesson launcher for exterior angles of a triangle.

  1. Distribute Student Worksheet for Exterior angles of a triangle.
  2. Students use the .tns documents ALTINT and ALTINT2 to answer questions from student worksheet.
After the Activity

Review student results from worksheet.

Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Triangles
Level
9-12
Activity Time
15 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
Resource Types
Lessons
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