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JWOK GEOMETRY
Geometrica Fights Back ! ! ! !
Mystery of the Guilty Quadrilateral
nce upon a time long, long ago in a far, far away land known as Geometrica there occurred anunspeakable crime. On a dark and dreary night as the Circular family lay sleeping in their soft,round beds and dreaming of their favorite dessert, pi, a violent criminal murdered them. Theirneighbor, Mrs. Equi Angular said that she and her husband, Mr. Tri Angular, heard the awful bloodcurdling screams. So, they sprang from their bed to see what was the matter, and what to their wanderingeyes did appear (not eight tiny reindeer) but a strange four-sided figure leaping from the Circular’s upstairswindow. Well, the Angulars gave a description of the terrible beast and so did many other Geometricaresidents. However, to this day, the mystery remains. Therefore, Detective Pentagonal Walsh of Geometrica’s Most Wanted has asked for your assistance in solving this crime. Below you will finddescriptions that tipsters have given the authorities. Your job is to list the suspects from your line-up of twelve that meet each set of criteria. Use the dossier (a file containing detailed records on a particularperson or subject
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provided to analyze each of the suspects and look for their identifying information tomake your decisions. You may use a GeoTool for measurements of angles and sides. Do not share withother investigation teams, as there is a reward for the team that captures the killer. Rumor has it that theCircular family has a special collection of valuable ancient coins! ! ! !
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1. Four-sided figure and convex
Suspects:________________________________________
2. Four-sided figure with two sets of parallel sides
Suspects:________________________________________
3. Four-sided figure with four right angles
Suspects:________________________________________
4. Four-sided figure with all sides equal
Suspects:________________________________________
5. Four-sided figure whose diagonals bisect each other
Suspects:________________________________________
6. Four-sided figure whose opposite angles are congruent
Suspects:________________________________________
7. Four-sided figure with only one set of parallel sides
Suspects:________________________________________
8. Four-sided figure whose consecutive angles are supplementary
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