Project 4 COMPOSITE FIGURES

PROVE THAT THE WHOLE IS THE SUM OF THE PIECES.

Given is a 7 piece set of physical tangrams plus graph cut outs sheet indicating
measure, and this worksheet which needs to be completed. You will prove that
the sum of the pieces are equal to a whole figure.

1. Take the set and find the measure of each piece and record. Use the correct
formulas to find the area for each polygon.

Large Triangle What is the formula __b*h / 2= 19*10/2_____

What is the area _95___

Large Triangle What is the formula ___b*h / 2= 19*10/2 __

What is the area ____95______

Medium Right Triangle What is the formula __b*h/2=___9*9/2___

What is the area ____41______

Small Triangle What is the formula _b*h/2=_9*4/2______

What is the area _____18_____

Small Triangle What is the formula __b*h/2=9*5/2______

What is the area ___20_______

Parallelogram What is the formula _b*h= 10*5________

What is the area ____50______

Square What is the formula ___b*h=9*9________

What is the area ___81______

2. Take the set and construct one large triangle using all the 7 tangrams

Draw a diagram of what it looks like (use Microsoft tools)

What is the Area of this large Triangle ____400_________

Is the measure the same as all the parts ______yes_________

3. Take the set and construct one large rectangle using all the 7 tangrams

Draw a diagram of what it looks like (use Microsoft tools)

What is the Area of this Large Rectangle _______________

Is the measure the same as all the parts _____no__________

4. Take the set and construct one large square using all the 7 tangrams

Draw a diagram of what it looks like (use Microsoft tools)

What is the Area of this Large Square ____171___________

Is the measure the same as all the parts ______no________

Here are the 7 tangrams I would cut them apart and use as manipulatives