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Assessment

Circles in Triangles

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Challenge the class with inscribed circles in triangles. The assessment task requests class members use their knowledge of circles and right triangles to prove two triangles are congruent. They go on to utilize their knowledge of congruency to determine segment lengths.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
congruent triangles, right triangles, triangles, circles, incenter, inscribed, tangent lines, line segments, congruence, corresponding sides, hypotenuse
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Provide sample proofs to the class for them to analyze
  • Have class members share the different ways they found r
Classroom Considerations
  • Pupils should be familiar with proving triangles congruent and right triangles
Pros
  • Contains a list of areas of difficulty individuals had with the task
  • The rubric provides point allotments for partial credit
Cons
  • None