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The Geometric Mean

Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Similarity and Proportion
Level
9-12
Activity Time
50 Minutes
Software
TI Connect™
TI Connect™ CE
TI Calculator
TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 Plus
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
TI-84 Plus CE Family
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The Geometric Mean

Activity Overview

In this activity, students will establish that several triangles are similar and then determine that the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean between the segments into which it divides the hypotenuse.

Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Similarity and Proportion
Level
9-12
Activity Time
50 Minutes
Software
TI Connect™
TI Connect™ CE
TI Calculator
TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 Plus
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
TI-84 Plus CE Family
Resource Types
Lessons
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