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Similarity of equations

Math 9

Course Question: What lessons can we learn from science and math that can help us live mino bimaadiziwin?

Course Challenge: Use Indigenous knowledge and western knowledge to develop a guide that includes helpful advice for living mino bimaadiziwin.

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LESSON QUESTION

How similar is the equation for the length of a line segment to the equation showing right triangle side-length relationships?

LESSON CHALLENGE

Check the accuracy of your response to the practice problem in the previous lesson about the flying distance between Toronto and Thunder Bay.

LESSON SUMMARY

In this lesson, you will check the accuracy of your solution to a problem where you used right triangle side-length relationships. You will do this by comparing it to your solution to the same problem using a different approach, the equation for the length of a line segment. In the process, you will understand how two approaches may look different but are based on a shared mathematical understanding.

BIG IDEA

Although the equations look different, the equation for the length of a line segment and the equation showing right triangle side-length relationships are both based on the same mathematical understanding of right triangles.

LESSON MATERIALS

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