Standard 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Problem SolvingArchived

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Use a variety of strategies to solve problems. Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs.
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Number: MA.912.T.5
Title: Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Type: Standard
Subject: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008) - Archived
Grade: 912
Body of Knowledge: Trigonometry

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Calculating the Earth-Sun distance using Satellite Observations of a Venus Transit:

Every school child learns that the earth-sun distance is 93 million miles. Yet, determining this distance was a formidable challenge to the best scientists and mathematicians of the 18th and 19th centuries. The purpose of this lesson is to use the 2012 Transit of Venus as an opportunity to work through the mathematics to calculate the earth-sun distance. The only tools needed are basic knowledge of geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. The lesson is self-contained in that it includes all the data needed to work through the exercise.

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