THETRIANGLEIDENTITIY

CRISIS
PLAINTIFF:SOCIETY
REPRESENTATIVE:COUNTYPROSECUTOR
DEFENDANT:MR.THOMASTRISTROMTHE
EQUALATERALTRIANGLE

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CASEOVERVIEW:Apublicfigurehasallegedlyclaimedthat
heisatrueEquilateralTriangleandhashiredyouto
representhiminthecourtofrationalityadjudicatedby
ChiefSupremeJudgeJusticeKoops.Yourteamstaskisto
conductresearchandbuildacaseforMr.Tristrom.First
lookattheevidenceinthisdocketfromtheexamination,
whichtellsyousomefoundationalfactsaboutMrTrisrom.
Nexttherearesomequestionsthatwillhelpyouassemble
yourevidencethroughonlinesearches.MAKESUREYOUCITE
THESOURCEOFALLYOURINFORMATION!!!Youmaysimplycopy
andpastetheURLoruseBitly.comforlongURLs.
Finally,youaretoprepareanargumentthatwillbe
submittedtoMr.KoopsasyourdefenseofMr.Tristroms
claimthatheisanEquilateralTriangle.

EVIDENCE:
a) TheexaminationhasconfirmedthatMr.Tristromdoes
indeedhavethreesidesand3interiorangles.
b) TheexaminationalsofoundthatMr.Tristromhasone
interioranglethatis60.
c) Theexaminationdiscoveredthatbothlegscomingoff
ofMr.Tristroms60angleareexactlythesame
length.
d) TheexaminationdiscoveredthatMr.Tristromhasat
leastonesidethatis5ft.long.
CaseBuildingQuestions:
1)Howmightonedefinewhatitmeanstobean
EquilateralTriangle?

2)Dosomeonlineresearchandfamiliarizeyourselfwith
thepartsofatriangle.Definethefollowingterms:
Interiorangle:
Leg:
OppositeSide/Angle:
Congruent:
3)Researchsomeofthegeometricpropertiesaboutthe
anglesoftrianglesathttp://bit.ly/1KRxsjj
Whatdoyouknowabouttheinterioranglesofa
triangle?

4)Researchsometheoremsaboutanglesat
http://bit.ly/1OAbGmR
Usingthetheoremsyoufoundandthegivenfactsabout
Mr.Tristrom,whatassertionscanyoumakeabouthis
angles?

5)WhatarethemeasuresofMr.Tristromsothertwo
angles?Explainwhyyouknowthesefacts.

6)Isthereanyevidencethatisirrelevanttothecase?
Ifso,why?Whynot?

7)Visithttp://bit.ly/1OaILFw
WriteaTwoColumnProoftoorganizeyourevidence
aboutthetruthofMr.Tristromsclaims.

8)WriteyourstatementtoMr.KoopsprovingthatThomas
TristromisinfactanEquilateralTriangle.
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