Final: Three Sticks
Part of the Triangles section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 56 of 60.
A craft kit has two rods, 9 cm and 15 cm long, and a third rod that you cut to length. The third rod's length in centimetres is 3x - 3, where x is the setting on the cutting guide. For the three rods to make a triangle, the third must fit the range the other two allow.
Find every setting x that gives a real triangle.
Challenge
On the blank sheet, write the range the third rod, 3x - 3, must lie in beside rods of 9 and 15. Then solve it for x and press Check.
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All lessons in Triangles
1The Triangle Inequality
Can Three Sticks Meet?Exactly ReachingThe Range of the Third SideRecap: The Third Side5The Pythagorean Theorem
Squares on the SidesFinding the HypotenusePythagorean TriplesWhen It Is Not WholeRecap: The Hypotenuse3Perimeter
Around the EdgeA Missing SideIsosceles PerimeterSides as ExpressionsRecap: Around the Edge6Finding a Leg
Working BackwardsThe LadderWhich Side Is c?A Leg That Is Not WholeRecap: Finding a Leg9Similar Triangles
Same Shape, Different SizeThe Scale FactorFinding a SideMatching the CornersRecap: Similar Triangles12Final Challenges
Final: Three SticksFinal: The FenceFinal: The LadderFinal: The ShadowFinal: Master of Triangles