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Taxicab Geometry

Activity Overview

In this activity, students begin a study of taxicab geometry by discovering the taxicab distance formula. They then use the definition of radius to draw a taxicab circle and make comparisons between a circle in Euclidean geometry and a circle in taxicab geometry. Lastly, they construct taxicab perpendicular bisectors and discover that only certain pairs of points have taxicab perpendicular bisectors.

Key Steps

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    Download the attached PDF and look over the information on the first page. Download and distribute the attached student TI-Nspire document (.tns file) and student worksheet for use during the activity.

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    Discuss the material from the activity pages and worksheet with students as needed.

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    Encourage students to summarize what they have learned from completing the activity.