Friday, December 3, 2010

Area of Triangles

Today in class we learned about area of a triangle.

First we drew a 4x6 rectangle on a centimetre grid.
Then draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner and cut along the line
We have made 2 triangles that has the exact same area.

We determined that not all triangles are half of a rectangle, but all triangle is half of a parallelogram.

We also determined this to be the formula


Then we did show you know in the textbook

A= BxH÷2

A= 3x3÷2

A= 4.5 cm2



A= BxH÷2

A= 4x6.5÷2

A= 13 cm2

This is a link about area of triangle

Here is a video about Area of Triangle

28 comments:

Sarah7-11 said...

Hi Cindy, good job on your scribe post. You really explained what we did in class today, but I think you should have put how any triangle is half of a parallelogram. Here's a link that might help.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2avSR3Izbss&feature=related. Good job Cindy.

Sompong8-17 said...

Hello, Cindy! I really like your scribe post, its really understanding to me. Thanks a bunch, and you even took the pictures from the textbook! You did a great job. :)

Joshuarego814 said...

hey cindy this scribe-post is amazing you even used pictures from the textbook. Bravo!

Jason 8-73 said...

Hey Cindy. Your scribe is so good that i couldn't find anything to be improoved.Thanks for the information it helped alot.

Anonymous said...

Hi Cindy. Good job on your scribe-post. I liked how you took pictures from the textbook. Everything that you did is correct. I think this video could help to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEapgixOWUY

aaron873 said...

hi cindy. good job on your scribe post. I really how you explained the way you did. you have exactly the pictures we had on the textbook. i think you dont need any improvement. Good Job :)

ronalen 8-14 said...

hi cindy. great job on your scribe post. i really like how you had the pictures from the textbook. i think you did a really great job

madeline816 said...

Hi Cindy, good job! I really like how you explained everything we did in class.
I don't have anything else to say, just good job!

beverly814 said...

Hey there Cindy, Good job on your scribe post. You had everything that we did in class today. I liked how you explained everything clearly. :)

Kamille817 said...

Hey Cindy. Well done on your Scribe-post. I like that you copied the pictures from the textbook. You really explained what we did today. Here is another video that can help:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/394511/aire_area_triangle/

abby873 said...

heey cindy. goodjob on your scribe-post it was explained really well. I liked how you took the pictures form the text book and you pasted it in here. I have nothing to say because it was really well done (: overall then that, goodjob.

steven711 said...

hi cindy goodjob on your scribe-post you explained really well. I liked how you took pictures form the text book and put them it on here. I have nothing else to say because you did a great, well done =) hope to see more from you ☺

serena 814 said...

Hi Cindy, you scribe post is awesome! I liked how you took the pictures from the textbook and used them in your post. I also liked how you explained the steps of how to find the area of a triangle.The steps were easy to follow and easy to understand. I also liked the video on how to find the area of a triangle, I found a link that I think you should add on how to find the area of a triangle. http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw41510

irena814 said...

Hi Cindy, awesome scribe post! I liked how you added pictures with you explanations. Your explanation was very clear and I understood it very well. I liked how you also used colour with your post. You had everything we did in class. Here's another video I think you should add, on how to find the area of a triangle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3-tUUX24Os&feature=player_embedded

kassey814 said...

great job cindy you did a great job explaining what we did in class, here is a great picture for the area of a triangle...https://eee.uci.edu/wiki/images/9/9d/AreaTriangle.gif

Anonymous said...

great job cindy you did a great job

jamodin 816 said...

Great job on your scribe post Cindy. Nice pictures and video. It was just like what we did in math. Here is a video that you could put also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1zNkKtN04

Diana814 said...

Hi Cindy!
You did a very nice job. I really like the pictures that you posted. I also like it how you put the ways to make a "area of a triangle"in different colors. Good Job!

hannah816 said...

Hi Cindy! Great scribe post! I like how you have the same images as the ones in the textbook. I understood your explanation very well. Good Job! Here is another link that may help; http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/g/area_4.php

melody711 said...

Hey Cindy you have a great post! It shows every thing we did in class love your video and pictures good job :)

Danilyn8-73 said...
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Danilyn8-73 said...

Hi Cindy, great job. I really love how you posted the "show you know" pictures from the textbook. Then again, thank you.

Nathan711 said...

good job Cindy,

I really liked your post and how you put pictures for the steps of how to determine the area of the triangle

Next time watch your grammar because when you said but all triangle you are supposed to say triangles.

GREAT JOB!!!

kristan817 said...

Hey cindy nice scribe you even used the pictures from the textbook awsome work good job. :)

randolph814 said...

Hey Cindy, nice scribe-post and nice pictures that you added. Good Job Cindy! :)

levi711 said...

nice post

karl817 said...

awesome scribe post cindy you really help me understand what we did in class.

Lance873 said...

hey cindy i like you scribe it even has the pictures from the textbook