Make five different quadrilaterals on a nine-point pegboard, without using the centre peg. Work out the angles in each quadrilateral you make. Perhaps checking that the four angles do add up to
! Now, what other relationships you can see ?
Many thanks to Geoff Faux who introduced
us to the merits of the 9 pin circular geo-board. The boards, moulded in crystal clear ABS
that can be used on an OHP (185 cm in diameter), together with a
teacher's guide, are available from Geoff atEducation
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