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Area of a triangle inquiry
The prompt will challenge students to think about the area of a non-right-angled triangle, using the general sine formula. They also explore the concept of proof, deepening their conceptual understanding. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 9 Year 10
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Space Measurement Algebra
- Topic
- Algebraic expressions Angles and geometric reasoning
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Numeracy progression
- Proportional thinking (P7) Understanding geometric properties (P7) Understanding units of measurement (P10)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- sine ratio angle proof
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