Activity

Texas Instruments: Sail Problem (Parallel Lines & Segment Relationships)

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In this activity, students will explore the proportional relationships involved in multiple parallel lines being cut by transversals. These relationships are approached through exploration of a sail design problem, where students are to find the lengths of pieces of fabric along the edge of a sail which has a design utilizing parallel lines. An understanding of the "Side-Splitter Theorem" and its corollary will be developed via exploration.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)