Geometric mean

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Geometric mean. Get inspired and try out new things.
178 people searched this
·
Last updated 1w
two different types of numbers are shown in this table

Sequence and series formulas are related to different types of sequences and series in math. A sequence is the set of ordered elements that follow [...]

402
an open notebook with two triangles on it and a pen sitting next to the pages

This is my third year teaching Geometry and every year, students have a hard time with special right triangles. Last year, I had a student ask me, "Mrs. Newell, why is the hypotenuse in a 45-45-90 triangle always √2 times longer than the legs? Why isn't it only 2 times the leg, since 45 is half of 90?" This question made me reflect on my teaching and it made me realize that I was not teaching the "why" in special right triangles. So, I had students discover the rules for 45-45-90 and…

8

Related interests

Geometric mean and more

Explore related boards