Geometry - Assignment for Thursday

First of all, finish up from yesterday's assignment if you're not already done.

Now, Google Earth and SketchUp should be installed on just about every computer here (except 2 and 13). Start by opening Google Earth. Your first assignment is to go back to Blackbeard's excursion from Barbados to Anguilla by way of Dominica. These islands are in the southeastern Caribbean. This is to be turned in with the rest of the assignment.

1.a. After taking a minute to familiarize yourself with google earth, notice that at the bottom is latitude and longitude. Using the fact that 1 degree = 60 miles, look at the coordinates of the islands, and find the distance from Barbados to Anguila.

b. Find the midpoint between the two. About how close is it to Dominica?

2. In your books, read 1-5.

3. Now a sketchup assignment, click here. After this file downloads, it should open a page asking what template you want. Select meters, which opens Blackbeard's frigate in sketchup. See if you can find at least 4 of the following 5 things: vertical angles, a supplemental angle, a complementary angle, perpendicular lines, and a linear pair. Describe them. (The masts, in order from back to front, are called mizzen, main, fore, and bowsprit) This is also part of the assignment.

4. At some point, I'll call everyone together and we'll go try to find the angle of the sun using protractors.

5. Book assignment: 4-62 even, but skip 36 and 40. On #6 it will help to make an equation first.