This activity was developed by a student or students at Mainland High School which is located in Daytona Beach, FL.  It is still a "work in progress" with editing and improvements yet to come.

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On isometric dot paper, construct each set of polygons on the sides of the right triangles shown.  Then find the areas of the polygons and record the data in the table.
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11.  What do you notice about the relationship among the areas of the polygons constructed?
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12.  Does the same relationship hold fro constructing polygons on the slides of a right triangle using          square dot paper and isometric paper?   Explain.
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