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Peer reviewedAustin, Richard A.; Biafore, Patricia – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1995
Using sequential chains of regular n-gons in a row with one side touching, as for example, one triangle, two triangles, three triangles, and so on, students graph the length of the perimeter versus the number of n-gons and determine the functional relationship for different values of n. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Patterns in Mathematics
