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Katherine Miller's avatar

I spoke too soon! I have lots more triangles but I have a few other four sided shapes. Help needed! I could take a picture and send it to you - later.

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Brian G's avatar

Yes feel free to send me pics. And, I bet I can help you in person in short order so don't spend too much time in frustration!

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Katherine Miller's avatar

Okay I got it! I also see where you could draw more lines. I have no idea what I was doing before but it wasn’t correct so I’ll let that go and continue with my triangles on this one.

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Katherine Miller's avatar

Second try and I see I’ve even started wrong this time! Okay, now I’ve at least got that part started correctly. Thanks you for your offer of help! I’m going to keep working on it.

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Brian G's avatar

Don't give up! My mom was visiting this weekend and I walked her through it, and now she's totally got it. So, I'm happy to spend a few minutes with you when we see each other next!

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Katherine Miller's avatar

Here’s the paragraph where I went awry. “Now, carefully keep drawing new lines from whichever point (left, middle, or right) that doesn’t already have a line going to an existing intersection.  Every time you connect to an existing intersection of two lines with a third line, you will find that in the process of drawing that new line, you make new intersections that can be connected with more lines from the other points.  It’s very much like a weaving process in which you are trying to fill the page with intersections that all have three lines passing through them, one from each point.” I know what an intersection is but somehow I don’t think I understand this instruction to draw through the intersection but now I think after thinking more I might get it. Don’t respond until I get to try again with my improved understanding. I’ll let you know if it works in my next try. (Busy day today. I might try again tonight.)

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Katherine Miller's avatar

I may need help getting this right! I have a problem conceptualizing drawing the additional lines which is most of this lesson. I have triangles. I also have squares, trapezoids (maybe), and who knows what else! Am I supposed to only draw through 3 lines at a time?

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Brian G's avatar

I can definitely help you if you're having trouble getting in the groove of the weaving process. Each intersection, when it's complete, has exactly three lines passing through it. Ultimately, it's all triangles. But you can put some of those triangles together in combinations to make those other shapes.

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