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Lagrange, Joseph Louis, Comte

(Encyclopedia) Lagrange, Joseph Louis, ComteLagrange, Joseph Louis, Comtezhôzĕfˈ lwē kôNt lägräNzhˈ [key], 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer, b. Turin, of French and Italian descent.…

Apatosaurus

(Encyclopedia) ApatosaurusApatosaurusăpˌətəsôrˈəs, āˌpătˌə– [key], [Gr.,=deceptive lizard], quadruped saurischian dinosaur, estimated to be from 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) in length and to weigh up to…

Classify Triangles

In this video, Zeke learns how to classify triangles by side length (equilateral, isosceles, scalene) and angle measurement (right, acute, and obtuse).

Federal Obesity Guidelines

First Federal Obesity Guidelines:More than Half of All Americans are Too Fat Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Overweight and obesity continue to be an alarming public health problem…

Geometry: Properties of Similar Triangles

Properties of Similar TrianglesGeometrySimilar TrianglesRatio, Proportion, and Geometric MeansProperties of Similar TrianglesThe Big Three When we talk about two things being similar, we are…

Fittest U.S. Cities

Compiled by the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Fitness Index (AFI) is a composite reflection of personal health measures, preventive health…

Geometry: Opening Doors with Similar Triangles

Opening Doors with Similar TrianglesGeometryOpening Doors with Similar TrianglesThe Pythagorean TheoremParallel Segments and Segment ProportionsThree Famous Triangles You just spent a whole…

Geometry: Transformations

TransformationsGeometryTransformationsIsometriesDilationsSymmetry There is very little in our world that is static. Living things like to move. I remember thinking how great it would be to move…