Question 2

PART 1

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PENANG ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PROJECT WORK 2015

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a) Refer to
https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/bitstream/handle/1951/47589/Leta_Sobierajski.pdf?sequenc
e=1
b) Ask Mr.Google

PART 2

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a) Draw any equilateral triangles (ie. 3cm , 4cm and 5cm, 6cm, and 7cm)

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If x is the length of a side of the equilateral triangle and h the height then this rectangle has area

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, and hence, by Pythagoras' theorem

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Therefore

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c) Equilateral Triangle 1 3cm

Method 1 Formula

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h 3 2 1.5 2
h 2.6cm
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A (3)(2.6)
2
A 3.9cm 2
Method 2-Coordinate Geometry

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Coordinates of :
A = (2,1)
B = (3.5,3.6)
C = (5,1)

Ax ( B y C y ) B x (C y Ay ) C x ( Ay B y )

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2(3.6 1) 3.5(1 1) 5(1 3.6)

2

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2(2.6) 3.5(0) 5(2.6)

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Equilateral Triangle 2 4 cm
Method 1 Formula

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h 42 22
h 3.5cm
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A (4)(3.5)
2
A 7cm 2
Method 2 Coordinate Geometry

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Coordinates of :
A = (2,1)
B = (4,4.5)
C = (6,1)

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Ax ( B y C y ) B x (C y Ay ) C x ( Ay B y )

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2(4.5 1) 4(1 1) 6(1 4.5)

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2(3.5) 4(0) 6(3.5)

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A 7 unit 2

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Equilateral Triangle 3 6 cm
Method 1 Formula

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h 6 2 32
h 5.2cm
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A (6)(5.2)
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A 15.6cm 2
Method 2 Coordinate Geometry

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Coordinates of :
A = (2,1)
B = (5, 6.2)
C = (8,1)

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Ax ( B y C y ) B x (C y Ay ) C x ( Ay B y )

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2(6.2 1) 5(1 1) 8(1 6.2)

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2(5.2) 5(0) 8(5.2)

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Area (A)
10.8
27.7
52.4
84.9
209.6
443.4
800.6
1082.5
1829.5
2121.8
3128.5
3507.4
15962.6
34434.9
44618.1
81185.1
127673.4
198462.3
237117.8
298302.5
390794.0
477396.5
1732050.8
5693197.3
7729547.4

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(x2)
25
64
121
196
484
1024
1849
2500
4225
4900
7225
8100
36864
79524
103041
187489
294849
458329
547600
688900
902500
1102500
4000000
13147876
17850625

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Length (x cm)
5
8
11
14
22
32
43
50
65
70
85
90
192
282
321
433
543
677
740
830
950
1050
2000
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4225

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No.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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15
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17
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19
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25

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PART 3

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b) Graph of Area (A) against length (x) and Graph of Area (A) against x2 are plotted below

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c) Graph of Area (A) against length (x) shows an exponential graph while the graph of Area (A) against
x2 shows a linear graph. This shows that when the Area of graph increases the value of the length
square increases proportionally. The basic property of exponentials is that they change by a given
proportion over a set interval. In this case, the length of sides has changed by a constant
proportion as the changes due to the 3 sided of triangle. [PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE IF YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER IDEA]

0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43

or

2.2
3.5
4.8
6.1
9.5
13.9
18.6
21.7
28.1
30.3
36.8
39.0
83.1
122.1
139.0
187.5
235.1
293.1
320.4
359.4
411.4
454.7
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d)

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A
shows almost similar value which is 0.43 while the
shows a constant increase in the
2
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3 2
values. This is due to the formula cracked earlier in PART 2 (b). The formula of area is A
x thus
4
3
when we divide by x2, the value left is
which is equal to 0.43, while when divide by x, we will get
4
3
x , where all the resulting value are 0.43 multiply by the value of x.
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The value of

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FURTHER EXPLORATION.
a) Let the size of the traditional blanket to be 40" x 75" (101.6 cm x 190.5 cm)
The area of the traditional blanket is A = 19354.8 cm2 .

Assume that, the length of equilateral triangle used is 5 cm. Thus the area of the the equilateral
triangle is A = 10.8 cm2 .
The total number of equilateral triangle required to be joined :

19354.8 cm
= 1792.1
10.8 cm

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Approximately 1792 number of triangles are required to form a traditional blanket with size of
101.6 cm x 190.5 cm.

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b) FIND ON YOUR OWN

REFLECTION

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