THALES OF MILETUS
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There are more than 60 points worth of options below. You can pick which ones you would like to do, but you cannot earn more than 60 points.
If you include any images in your assignment, please upload them to a site such as Postimage and send me the link.
True or False (10 points) - If False, please correct the sentence
1. Thales provided an explanation for earthquakes that did not rely on supernatural beings.
2. Land floats on water.
3. Thales major contributions to mathamathics lie in the field of geometry.
4. Similar triangles have the same side lenghts, but different angles.
5. Angles can be measured by a tool called and Angler.
Short Answers (10 points) - Answer in full sentences
1. How did Thales cure the donkey of its bad habit?
2. What is a line called that goes through the center of a circle?
3. What is an isosceles triangle?
4. What is true about two straight lines crossing each other?
5. For what purposes did Thales use similar triangles? (Name two)
About You (15 points) - Minimum 150 words
What area of mathematics is your favourite and which is your least favourite? What is it about each of those two that makes them particularly stand out to you?
Circles (15 points)
This execise has four parts.
- Draw three circles using a compas (Or print out three images of circles).
- Draw a line through each of them which touches the center point of the circle (the diameter).
- Then draw a triangle with that line being one of the sides in all three circles.
- Measure all the angles using a protractor and write them onto the paper. (If you don't have a protractor, you can find one on the "Class Information" website and print it out.)
Isosceles Triangles (10 points)
This execise has two parts.
This execise has two parts.
- Measure the angles A and B of all three triangles using a protractor. (If you don't have a protractor, you can find one on the "Class Information" website and print it out.) Do you note anything about them?
- How long is the side between A and C ?
Ratios (10 points)
Find the ratios between these three sets of lines.
Find the ratios between these three sets of lines.
How tall is the Pyramid (15 points)
Find out how tall the following three pyramids are - and then identify which pyramids it could be.
Note that the drawings are quite distorted and only there as illustration.
Find out how tall the following three pyramids are - and then identify which pyramids it could be.
Note that the drawings are quite distorted and only there as illustration.
How far away is the Ship? (10 points)
Find out how far away these two ships are. List both the shorter and longer distance for both.
Note that the drawings are quite distorted and only there as illustration.
Find out how far away these two ships are. List both the shorter and longer distance for both.
Note that the drawings are quite distorted and only there as illustration.