Ms. Chan's Geometry Honors Chat Room

Friday, April 29, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

12.5 PDF


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12.7 PDF



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8.1 (in the book!)



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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

12.4 PDF





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12.5 PDF






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Indirect Measurement


Indirectly measure a tall tree or lamp post outside of your house. Send me an email (msichan163@gmail.com) with:



  1. what you are measuring

  2. your height

  3. the length of your shadow

  4. the length of the tree or lamp post shadow

  5. the proportion you wrote

  6. your solution

Friday, April 8, 2011

Circle Pre Test

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  • make sure your work is done in boxes and answers are highlighted!

FCAT Reading on Monday!



  • don't forget your IDs!!!!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

7.4 Arcs and Angles PDF

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Pi Investigation Take 3



  • I did this for you in class today

  • if your C/D caluclation was not close to 3.14, you have to redo it and e-mail me again. Be sure you have the construction tomorrow to turn in for credit

Lengths of Chords and Secants Problems (find the value of the variable)



  1. chord 1 has lengths of 9 and 8; chord 2 has lengths of a and 6

  2. chord 1 has lengths of 12 and 21; chord 2 has lengths of b and 14.

  3. secant 1 has lengths of 40 and 60 where the 40 represents the external part; secant 2 has lengths of c and 30 where c represents the external part

  4. secant 1 has lengths of 15 and 7 where 7 represents the external part; secant 2 has lengths of d and d+8 where d+8 represents the external part

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

7.2 PDF

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7.3 PDF



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7.4 Arcs and Angles PDF.PDF



  • there are 2 PDF files labeled 7.4 so make sure you are clicking on the one that says 7.4 Arcs and Anlges PDF. PDF (hint hint: it is the one that is in green)

  • complete Investigations 7.4.1-7.4.5

  • you should have complete sentences for C-68 through C-72

Pi Investigation Take 2



  • choose another round object in your house

  • determine its circumference like we did in class today

  • determine its diameter like we did in class today

  • use a calculator to divide the circumference by the diameter out to 5 decimal places

  • e-mail to msichan163@gmail.com:

  • the name of the object

  • circumference:

  • diameter:

  • C/D:

  • be prepared to show me tomorrow the construction of how you located the center of your circle in order to determine its diameter

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

7.2 PDF

Review your vocabulary and all previous theorems for a possible quiz tomorrow!


Must have for tomorrow: a piece of string (can be a shoestring or a piece of yarn) and a round object that you can wrap your piece of string around and a centimeter ruler.