Marking Period 1
The task of the assignment was to perform the following transformations on preimage ABCD, starting from the original spot every time. We are suppose to plot the starting point onto the coordinate plane. Then we write the new coordinates pairs next to each transformation result. I did well on plotting the starting points and creating new shapes after each transformation. I could have remembered to add primes.
The task of the quiz was to first draw the lines of symmetry on each polygon. Then label the polygon, determine whether it is a regular polygon or is symmetrical or has rotational symmetry or not. Then there is a question at the bottom which requires you to draw and name a shape in which the measure of each fold is 45 degrees. I did well on figuring out the answer to the last question and naming the polygons somewhat correctly. I could have drawn two more lines forming an X in the middle of figure 3 since it has 4 folds in total.
Marking Period 2
The task of this quiz was to create a triangle called ABC on the coordinate plane below. After that we are to create the same triangle XYZ and PQR but with a change. That new skill we used was dilation. Dilation is an expansion or an action of where a shape increases or decreases in size. If a a scale is greater than 1, the shape must increase in size. If the scale is less than 1, the shape must decreases in size. I did well on labeling each triangle on the coordinate plane. I could work on explaining why the triangles are similar to each other.
The task of the quiz was to determine similarity between triangle ABC and triangle MBN. Similarity is a strategy used to determine if a pair of triangles are similar or not. It consists AA (Angle, Angle), SSA (Side, Side, Angle), SAS (Side, Angle, Side), etc. I was also instructed to find the length of a specific line and to use a scale factor of the dilation used. I did well on showing my work after answering the first question. I could work on showing my work for the second question.
Marking Period 3
The task of the quiz was to determine if the area different kites with different top angles will increase or not. It was recommended to use trig that included a system called SOHCAHTOA. SOHCAHTOA is used to find an unknown length of a side of a triangle. SOH (Sin, Opposite/Hypotenuse), CAH (Cosine, Adjacent/Hypotenuse), TOA (Tangent, Opposite/Adjacent). I could work on using SOHCAHTOA correctly because I thought that even though the top angles changed, the others wouldn't change at all which messed up the whole system.
This quiz was a make-up meaning that I decided to restart the work to get a better grade. The criteria was the same as before. But this time, Mr. Mitarotondo (the math teacher) told me what to do. I realized that when the top angles change, the others have to change in order for the angles to add up to 180 degrees since the structure was made up into 4 triangles. I also had to use the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2). I used that and SOHCAHTOA correctly and got a better grade. I did well on answering the questions correctly.
Marking Period 4
The task of this assignment was to make a floor plan of a one-story house with the following requirements which include:
● Needs at least 2 different types of flooring
● Needs at least 5 unique rooms
● Needs a front, back, and side yard
● Needs at least 1 non-rectangular room
and etc. The purpose of this assignment is to calculate the cost of materials needed for the house. I did well on inserting an acceptable design and adding furniture and color. I could work on fitting the whole criteria because the calculations that I made was required to be correct which it wasn't. I could've also made the design more realistic and I could've realized that the grass seed covers the whole perimeter of the floor design.
The task of this quiz was to find the area and perimeter of a specific polygon created by different points on a graph or linear functions. This could consist of (x=4, or y=-3). Area is the space inside an enclosed shape. Perimeter is the space outside an enclosed shape. I did well on making annotations and finding the correct area of this shape. I could work on remembering the instructions because I forgot that when two shapes share the same line, c could only count the side once and not twice as if it were two separate shapes.