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MATH 142 Module 2 Discussion: Triangles, Both Famous and Common 

Class discussions are an integral part of your learning in this course. You are both encouraged and expected to participate in online discussions. Your contributions are part of your final course grade. Please refer to the checklist below for guidance in posting. The question is..."Do you want to score well?" Read the rubric linked below if you want to know how your posts this week will be graded. Your grade is determined by the adjectives that best describe your submissions.
 Discussion activity:

Some triangles have names on them: Pascal- Triangle, isosceles triangle, a carpenter- triangle; some have famous results about them—Pythagorean Theorem, Heron- formula; and some form the backbone of nearly all load-bearing man-made structures: Trusses (okay, ditch the Bermuda Triangle and love triangles). There are even spherical triangles.

Your task:

Your task for this discussion activity is to research and write a summary about some historical, important, or practical aspect of triangles. Your summary can be entertaining, but should cover something non-trivial, like where are triangles in use and how do we use them? Your contribution must be instructive to the class.

The deliverable:
1.	Write a concise summary with a minimum of “fluff”. A contribution should be in the neighborhood of 250-400 words. This is not a term paper, but it should be crisp, with no puffery.
2.	Post your initial submission to the discussion no later than Day 5 (11:59 PM Eastern) of the module's week.
3.	During Days 6 or 7, (if work requires you to be early with your follow-up submissions, okay, but let your instructor know you're having to be early), read all the initial submissions posted by your peers. Note that this part of the exercise is like touring an art exhibit.
4.	Post meaningful comments on at least two of them. Keep in mind that your responses in the discussion are graded as strictly as your initial submission. No “me, too” follow-ups.
5.	Compliment the contributors whose submissions interested you the most. Tell them why their submission impressed you. (No one’ s score will be influenced by the number of compliments)
While strict adherence to APA style is not required, document your sources in APA style so that your instructor can review your source(s). Wikipedia should not be your primary source, but it can lead you to authoritative sources you can use. Be sure to add quotes where appropriate, and make the majority of your initial submission have your voice and your thoughts.