Alright, so today I wanted to mess around with some geometry problems, you know, just to keep the old brain gears turning. I found this worksheet titled “10.4 practice a geometry answers,” and figured, why not give it a shot? Here’s how it went down.
Getting Started
First off, I grabbed my notebook, a pencil, and a ruler. Felt like I was back in high school! I looked over the worksheet, and it had all sorts of shapes and angles. Looked pretty straightforward, nothing too crazy. I decided to just dive right in, starting with the first problem.
Working Through the Problems
The first few questions were a breeze. Mostly just calculating areas and perimeters of basic shapes like triangles and rectangles. I was feeling good, making steady progress, using the formulas I remembered. The worksheet moved on to some circles, asking for circumference and area. I gotta admit, I had to think a bit harder about those formulas, but I got there eventually, drawing diagrams really helped me visualize the problems.
- Problem 1-3: Simple triangle area calculations, no problem at all, used (base height) / 2 like a boss.
- Problem 4-6: Rectangles this time, finding area and perimeter. Used length width and 2 (length + width). I wrote all the steps down.
- Problem 7-9: Circles are here. Had to recall the formulas, circumference is 2 pi radius, and area is pi radius squared. Used 3.14 for pi, kept it simple.
Then, things got a little spicier. There were some composite figures, basically shapes made up of other shapes. I had to break them down, calculate the area of each part, and then add them all up. It was like putting together a puzzle, which was kinda fun. I made sure to double-check my work, especially when adding the areas together, to get the right answer.
- Problem 10-12: Used the formulas before, but had to divide the complex shapes into smaller ones. Then, I added them up to find the area of the whole thing.
Finishing Up
I powered through the rest of the problems, feeling more confident with each one. By the end, I had a notebook full of calculations and diagrams. I went back and checked all my answers against the answer key. It turned out I got most of them right, which was a relief! A couple of them, I messed up the numbers, but that’s okay. I felt good to figure out the problems.
Overall, it was a pretty satisfying experience. It’s always good to exercise the brain a bit, and revisiting geometry was actually kind of enjoyable. Might have to do this more often! Plus, it’s always nice to see that you can still remember some of that stuff from school, even after all these years.