Similar Triangles Project February 12‚ 2013 Introduction: In this project‚ I found the height of an object I chose based on how tall one of my partners is‚ how far away she is from the mirror‚ and how far the mirror was from the base of one of the objects. From there I set up a proportion and solved for X. X represented the unknown height of the chosen object. Once I figured this out I then converted to feet and compared that to my partners height to see if it
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The legend of the Bermuda Triangle probably started some time around 1945‚ when a squadron of five Navy Avenger airplanes disappeared on a training flight out of Fort Lauderdale‚ Fla. Soon‚ the masses were wondering: Was something amiss in the triangle-shaped stretch of ocean between Miami‚ Bermuda and Puerto Rico? Today‚ we’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle. And over the years‚ a whole host of theories‚ from the wacky to the reasonable‚ have cropped up to explain its disappearances. 1: Human
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FIRE TRIANGLE In order to understand how fire extinguishers work‚ you first need to know a little bit about fire. Four things that must be present at the same time in order to produce a fire : * Enough oxygen to sustain combustion. * Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature. * Some sort of fuel or combustible material. * The chemical‚ exothermic reaction that is fire. Take a look at the following diagram called the “Fire Triangle”. Oxygen‚ heat‚ and fuel
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March World News Julie Marie Perez Mystery of The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle is located between Florida and Puerto Rico right in the Atlantic Ocean. Since the 1950’s‚ unexplained reports have come in because of strange disappearances. Christopher Columbus first wrote about the Bermuda Triangle in 1492. As he and his crew sailed the Atlantic‚ they came across an enigmatic light pattern in the sky near the Caribbean Sea‚ as well as unusual compass readings while passing through
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1 Introduction. Let us consider a triangle of fractions: Obviously‚ the numbers are following some pattern. In this investigation we will try to explain the theory behind this arrangement and to find a general relation between the element’s number and its value. The pattern above is called a Lacsap’s Triangle‚ which inevitably hints at its relation to another arrangement - Pascal’s Triangle (as Lacsap appears to be an anagram of Pascal). The algorithm behind it is very simple: each element
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The Bermuda Triangle The Legend In the past 100 years‚ the Bermuda Triangle has claimed over 1000 lives. In reality‚ that is only 10 a year. Though these lives lost are tragedies‚ this is not that incredible of a figure. It is how they died that has sparked many legends. The first legends of the Bermuda Triangle begin already with Christopher Columbus. As a captain‚ he was greatly respected‚ and his brave sailing efforts helped revolutionize the world. Much of the information we have about Columbus
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Discussion Topic #1 The fraud Triangle is a very important tool in seeking to understand why people commit fraud. In the examination of any fraud case according to the Fraud triangle there are three major elements‚ pressure‚ opportunity and rationalization. To illustrate the relevance of these three factors we can examine a recent fraud case i.e. the South Carolina Hospitality Association. In this case Rachel Duncan was the accountant for South Carolina Hospitality association‚ she is charged with
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But during this time‚ reality hit and the world discovered the hidden truth of manufacturers. So many things were taking place during this time‚ from workers being mistreated and overused to the low pay rate that many people had to deal with. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was an event that held relevance in American history. On March‚ 25‚ 1911 at approximately 4:40 PM a fire broke out in the company’s factory in New York City which was the deadliest industrial disaster. 147 workers died in
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Parental advisory” The Rhetorical Triangle is on the biggest key point to making sure the paper is well round and can be understandable for whom may read it. The 3 key points for the rhetorical triangle are Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. Logos‚ which is Greek for ‘word’‚ is where in the essay the author is conveying his message to the audience. It’s where the actual argument comes in for the paper. Ethos‚ translates to character‚ which correlates to how well the author established
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Humanities 10:10 Bermuda Triangle I have been hearing a lot of tales about the great Bermuda Triangle there have been several mystery’s and unsolved clues of missing plans‚ boat’s‚ and people that passes through the triangle. In my thoughts I think well maybe there was at the time a bad hurricane that form sudden because we all know in that the area region is tropical‚ or maybe even in inside of that triangle huge gust of wind form up from all directions. A lot of questioning went running through
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