For this project, Simon Cross, Breanna Jones and I all decided to measure a flag pole! Each group had the freedom to pick whatever they wanted to measure out in the world using trig!
Our initial questions for this project were: → What is the height of the HTHNC flagpole? → What is the volume? → What is the area? We used a string tied to a protractor and looked along the straight edge to the top of the flagpole to find our first angle. Next, we tied a string around the flagpole and measured the string for the flagpoles circumference. From our measurements, we determined the other angle using a ninety degree angle. We then added Simon C’s height to the height of the triangle at the top to find the flagpoles final height, just to make sure that the calculations would make sense with the way he was standing. We then plugged our measurements into the equation for volume which was pretty easy! We had to use a lot of different formulas to find all of our measurements. The most important equation we used was the Pythagorean Theorem (a²+b²=c²) Although, to find the volume of the we also had to find the radius and the height. The formula to find the radius is: C=2(3.14)R Afterwards, we found the area and volume! My struggles, and our struggles for this project as a group include, finding out how to find the height & volume with very little measurements, keeping the work even between the group members, staying on track/on topic (This was a big struggle) and using the correct equations. Simon and I worked on the presentation while Bre did most of the actual math calculations. At times it was really hard for me to understand the equations, but Bre walked me through them pretty well to the point where I understood.
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