Square Root Review
A Puzzle by David Pleacher, published in The Virginia Mathematics Teacher
Winter 1982
Objective: To identify equivalent square roots
Grade Level: Algebra, Geometry
Material: One copy of the hexagon below and a pair of scissors
The Procedure:
Cut out each of the triangles below. Reassemble the triangles to form one large
equilateral triangle in which each pair of adjoining sides is equivalent.
