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Activity Overview |
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In this activity, students begin a study of taxicab geometry by
discovering the taxicab distance formula. They then use the definition
of radius to draw a taxicab circle and make comparisons between a
circle in Euclidean geometry and a circle in taxicab geometry. Lastly,
they construct taxicab perpendicular bisectors and discover that only
certain pairs of points have taxicab perpendicular bisectors. |
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Before the Activity |
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Download the attached PDF and look over the information on the first
page. Download and distribute the attached student TI-Nspire document
(.tns file) and student worksheet for use during the activity. A
TI-Nspire solution document (.tns file) containing expected student
results is also available for download.
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During the Activity |
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Discuss the material from the activity pages and worksheet with students as needed.
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After the Activity |
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Encourage students to summarize what they have learned from completing the activity.
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Subject Area:
Math : Geometry : Analytic Geometry
Author:
Texas Instruments
Grade Level:
9-12
Activity Time:
40 Minutes
Device:
TI-Nspire™ CAS, TI-Nspire™
Apps:
Software:
TI-Nspire™, TI-Nspire™ CAS
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