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DestinyMoore

MarilynFichman
Geometry
June8th,2015

EndofCourse

ThelastchapterofGeometrythetopicwelearnedwastrigonometry.PersonallyI
thinkitwasoneofmystrongesttopicsIlearned.Toremembersin,cos,andtanratiosI
usedthesohcahtoastrategy.Thewaysohcahtoaworksis
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djacent.Alsofindingthedegreeswasa
littleconfusingatfirstbutnotashardasIthoughtinthebeginning.

Theunitonfindingtheareasofparallelograms,triangles,andtrapezoidswas
difficulttome.Itwasthemostdifficultoneformebecausealltheareasweresomewhat
similarbutdifferent.Solvingaproblemwithoutknowingtheareaequationishardand
confusingbecausethereweretimesIputanareaequationthatwasnotmeantforthat
shape.ForthetriangleIalwaysforgottodivideby2insteadIwillputbasetimesheight.
IftheareaincludeddividedbyImostlikelyforgottodoitintheequation.Theareas
werenotmystrongesttoremember.Itwashardtorememberbecausetheyallarebase
timesheightbutIwouldn'tknowwhichonewasbhorbh/2andsoon.

Havingawebsitewithhomeworkanddefinitionshelpedinmultipleways.WhenI
wasfallingbehindonwritingdefinitionsdowninclass,Iwouldalwaysgoonthewebsite
tobecaughtupsoIwouldntbebehind.Alsoonthewebsiteremainedwhathomework
isdueandwhenIwasabsentinclassIwouldknowwhatIhadtodoandnotbeaday
behindfromclass.Italsoshowedwhentestandquizzeswerenearandtostudyforit.
Thewebsitehadmeontaskandnotmissanythingwhenabsent.Ithelpedmekeepmy
homeworkorganizedbecauseIusuallydontwritedownmyhomework.

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