Sheet # 74 Critical Thinking
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Show and explain your work. Draw pictures or make tables to explain your answer.
Start with a 4-inch square. Fold it in half along the diagonal. Now fold the triangle in half along the other diagonal of the original square. What is the perimeter of the final triangular-shaped paper? Explain your thinking at each step and your answer(s).
Answer for sheet # 74
Using Pythogores theorem, the diagonal is square root of ( 16 + 16) = 5.65 inch
Perimeter: 4 inch + 2.82 inch + 2.82 inch = 9.64 inch