Airplane infront of the moon
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100929.html
WCYDWT? This image is a great stimulus to build a similar triangle problem. Students could use the internet to find out various dimensions and demonstrate or calculate a missing variable such as: how high was the plane flying. See also http://www.iceinspace.com.au/iotw.html?iotwid=137 and forum for more details. Could load image into GeoGebra for more accurate modelling.
- Topics:
- Space and Geometry, Similarity
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This link, Airplane infront of the moon: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100929.html
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