Tag Archives: Geometry

Exterior Angle of a Triangle

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.soulwire.co.uk Triangles can even be used in Art, as shown above in the great piece of artwork by Justin Windle from Soulwire. What we really like about this picture is the clever shading of the triangles to create … Continue reading →

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Angle Sum in a Triangle

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.greenpest.com.au Building Frames are “triangulated” to give them strength. Without a triangle structure the wood frame will not be rigid or strong. In Australia, the Sydney Harbor Bridge is made of an interwoven triangle structure. Image Source: http://www.orangehelicopters.com.au … Continue reading →

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Classifying Triangles

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.dalamatiacity.com The above diagram shows the atomic structure inside the crystal gemstone “Beryl”, which is composed of Silicon, Aluminium, Beryllium, and Oxygen ions. Topaz, Olivine, Amethyst, and several other crystals found in nature also have triangular atomic structures. … Continue reading →

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Jobs With Geometry

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.klausdierks.com No matter where you work in the World, there will be some Geometry. Most jobs will use Geometry somewhere in the work that is done. The only jobs we can think of where you may never use … Continue reading →

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