Maths SL Portfolio - Parallels and Parallelograms

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IB Standard Level Maths: Portfolio Piece 1

Parallels and Parallelograms

Table of Results for 4 transversals:

 Let n = number of transversals and let p = number of parallelograms

Use of Technology:

Using the TI – 84 Plus, press STAT  1: Edit.

Type in L1, L2:         (2, 1)

                (3, 3)

                (4, 6)

                        …etc.

                                        

Using Quadreg, L1, L2, rule  y = 0.5 x 2 - 0.5 x + 0

                                = ½ x2 – ½ x

                                = (x2 – x) ÷ 2

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 If n is the number of transversals and p is the number of parallelograms, then the rule is:

General statement: 

If there are n transversals and two horizontal lines, then p = sum of all integers from 1 to (n – 1)

Test of Validity for n = 10

 e.g. 1)  10 transversals, 2 horizontal lines

  • A1,
  • A2,
  • A3,
  • A4,
  • A5,
  • A6,
  • A7,
  • A8,
  • ...

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