Matthew's Measurement Growing Post

Question 1: What is the Pythagorean Theorem? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical examples.

Here is a power point explaining it

Question 2: How do you find the surface area of a right rectangular prism? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical example.

Here is a power point explaining it.






Question 3: How do you find the surface area of a right cylinder? You should use words, pictures, symbols and numerical examples.
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Question 4: What is a polygon and how do we classify one?
A Polygon is a shape in geometry. It is a plain shape that has a line that goes all the way around the shape. The number of sides is infinite.


Types of polygons

An regular polygon is a polygon that all the lines and angles are the same length and angle.

An irregular polygon is a polygon that the lines are not all the same and the all angles are not the same.

All the shapes on the left are polygons.












All these shapes are not polygons.