Lesson 9

Try This 3

Use the applet titled Kitchen Triangle to help Howard verify that the row of cabinets is parallel to the island. There are several different strategies you can use to solve this problem. Using the applet, identify at least three different strategies Howard could use. Record your strategies and place them in your course folder.

Share 2

1. Compare your three proofs from the Kitchen Triangle applet with another student. Did you use the same methods? Did all of the methods you and your partner used prove that the cabinets were parallel to the island?
   
   
2. After sharing with another student, do you see a simpler method to verify that the row of cabinets is parallel to the island? Is there one strategy you prefer over the others? Explain why.