Month: October 2016

My understanding of Sin, Cos, and Tan
Oct 25

My understanding of Sin, Cos, and Tan

We started learning about Sin, Tan, and Cos yesterday and I learned that basically they are ratios for an angle. Sin stands for the opposite angle over hypotenuse, Tan stands for opposite angle over adjacent angle, and Cos stands for adjacent angle over hypotenuse. The longest side of a triangle is the hypotenuse, the side…

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Garibaldi Lake
Oct 18

Garibaldi Lake

We were given a math problem to work on in partners/groups of three. Essentially, we were asked to find the volume of The Barrier on Garibaldi Lake. What would happen if The Barrier faulted and how much water would escape? 1.   Volume of the barrier: 9.94km^2 (SA) = 9940 m^2 9940m x 118m =…

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Measurement Reflection
Oct 6

Measurement Reflection

In Math class today , I learned some new, interesting things on measurement… I was reminded to ALWAYS use units when expressing my measurements, it’s very important because then the teacher will know what unit of measurement you’re using. It will be so much more clear. I learned that before measurement tools (such as rulers),…

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