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 __A=1/2 bxh_____

What is the area __100 units__

Large Triangle What is the formula __A=1/2 bxh_____

What is the area __100 units__

Medium Right Triangle What is the formula __A=1/2 bxh_____

What is the area __50 units__

Small Triangle What is the formula __A=1/2 bxh_____

What is the area __25 units__

Small Triangle What is the formula __A=1/2 bxh_____

What is the area __25 units__

Parallelogram What is the formula __A= bxh_ ____

What is the area __50 units__

Square What is the formula __A= bxh_ ____

What is the area __25 units__

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 __375 units__

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 __375 units__

Is the measure the same as all the parts __ yes___ _

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 __375 units__

Is the measure the same as all the parts __ yes___ _