Christy DionUnit 3 Analogies2017

Unit 3 Vocabulary Analogies

Vocabulary Concept / Analogies / Picture Example
Volume of Cone / The volume of a cone is the all the water it would take to fill a cone waterslide because volume of cone is the total amount of space on the inside of the cone. /
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem / The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem is like having three cubes and two of the three cubes could be taken apart to fill the third cube exactly.
*In the picture a and b squares would exactly equal c. /
Cube Root / A cube root is like looking at three colored sides of a rubiks cube, to determine the total number of blocks of the three colors together, you take the number of one horizontal row (3) multiple it by the number of on the vertical row (3), and then multiple it by the total number of sides (3).
This is the same as saying 33 or in our case:
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Volume of a Cylinder / The volume of a cylinder is like a grain silo storage unit and all the grain it would take to fill the unit. /
Diameter / The diameter is like the distance from one side of grain silo to the other side. /
Hypotenuse / The hypotenuse is like two medium size hippos whose weight equal the larger hippo in the herd. /
Leg of Triangle / The leg of the triangle is like one of your legs, without one you missing a piece of your total self. /
Perfect Square / Perfect squares are like a marriage (25), sometimes no matter how hard they try, it’s just not meant to be and they are by themselves (5) again. /
Perfect Cubes / Perfect cubes are like a rubiks cube which is a perfect cube in its dimensions. /
Pythagorean Theorem / The Pythagorean theorem is like the measurements for the blueprint of a room. /
Pythagorean Triples / Pythagorean Triples are like you buying shoes, they are the perfect fit for the job. /
Volume of Sphere / The volume of sphere is like the air it takes to fill a basketball. /
Square Root / The square root is like being at a party of four, then both couples go separate ways, giving you only two people at each new location.
(i.e. You started with four, which is 2 x 2, or 22 which when the square root of four is taken: you get = 2) /
Radius / The radius is like the length of a slice of pizza because slices are usually cut in lines from the center of the pizza. /
Right Triangle / A right triangle is like half of a caution sign because it contains two right triangles. /
Volume / The volume is like the amount of soda it takes to fill a can. /