tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post8471206614915940109..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: Pythagorean Triple PostersSarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-21517404200342560052016-08-15T10:57:04.281-05:002016-08-15T10:57:04.281-05:00I'm a brand new teacher (but old mommy) and ha...I'm a brand new teacher (but old mommy) and have been loving your blog. Middle school math is my target; just got done teaching summer school, and holding out for my own classroom in the fall. I really enjoy your pythagorean triple poster, and am wondering if you can make the colors work in your favor. For instance, did you know that the ones that you have starting with 3, 9, 5, 11, 7, and 13 all follow the same rule? (I did not...my son observed the pattern and described it to me - when he was in 7th grade.) The rule: for any odd number 3 or larger, square the number, divide by two, round up and down to whole numbers to get your triple. For example 7: 7^2=49, 49/2=24.5. 7, 24, 25 is a triple. My point being you could put all those on the same color and challenge students to find the pattern. Makes me want to research if the others fall into rules like that one!!!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065438366953865844noreply@blogger.com