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Water Wheel Construction (Trigonometry)

This activity involves angle properties of a regular polygon and an isosceles triangle, trigonometry – finding the length of a side, and scale drawing. Here’s an extract:

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    Water Wheel Construction (PowerPoint, notes for teachers)

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