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Individual Research Project Section 8.1

September 29, 2015July 14, 2015 by elaine

Project 8.1

Suppose you drive you car in a roundabout traffic circle that is 100 ft in diameter. Assume your tires are on the circumference of the circle, and also assume that your car is six feet wide.

If you

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Section 8.1: Perimeter

September 25, 2015July 13, 2015 by elaine

8.1 Outline

Introduction
1. measure
2. precision/accuracy
  1. accuracy procedure used in this book
  2. metric world in 2010
Measuring length
1. define length
  1. U.S. system
  2. metric system
2. standard length units
  1. U.S. system
  2. metric system; prefixes
Perimeter
1. define perimeter
2. formulas
  1. equilateral triangle
  2. rectangle
  3. square
Circumference

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