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Re: Geometry #21
Posted:
Aug 18, 2011 10:53 AM
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In a kite, neither pair of sides is parallel.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 18, 2011, at 10:32 AM, elizwaite@aol.com wrote:
> I believe isosceles trapezoid is correct. Although I do recall an
> earlier conversation on this list from several years ago where a few
> people defined a trapezoid as a quadrilateral with AT LEAST one pair
> of parallel sides where most of us used EXACTLY one pair of parallel
> sides. This would make a difference, I think.
> Liz Waite
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan <jd2718@gmail.com>
> To: nyshsmath <nyshsmath@mathforum.org>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 10:24 am
> Subject: Geometry #21
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> The diagonals of a quadrilateral are congruent but do not bisect eac
> other. The quadrilateral is:
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> Iso trapezoid
> Parallelogram
> Rectangle
> Rhombus
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> But none of these are necessarily correct (kite, anyone?)
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 10, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Iva Jean Tennant <tennantij@aol.com>
> wrote:
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>> Hi All-
>> Sorry this is a bit late, but I have been away for the last week. I
>> hope you are all enjoying some time off over the summer.
>> I know most of you have seen the news around the release of the
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>> who have not, read on.
>> · The Model Content Frameworks in Mathematics and English l
>> anguage arts/literacy were released for public review on August 3r
>> d, after several rounds of feedback from the PARCC states. This p
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>> nterested parties to provide feedback on all parts of the framewor
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>> h contain suggested areas of emphasis and priority.
>> · By following the this link, http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-framework
>> s, you will be able to review the draft Model Content Frameworks a
>> nd provide your feedback through an on-line survey. All feedback
>> is due to PARCC by Wednesday, August 17th.
>> During this public review period, PARCC hopes that teachers
>> in particular will provide their feedback on the draft Model
>> Content Frameworks. While teachers have helped to develop the
>> frameworks to this point, the feedback of a broader group of
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>> others, so these organizations can share them with their members,
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>> ·
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>> John Svendsen
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>> Office of Curriculum and Instruction
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