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This Plots of Polar Coordinates: Submarine Sonar interactive also includes:
- Introduction to Polar Coordinates
- Student Reference
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Find the location of enemy submarines with a sonar display that doubles as a polar coordinate system. Pupils find polar coordinates that would be the same location of plotted submarines. They then determine multiple polar coordinates that represent the same point.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Use as a prerequisite skill lesson for plotting complex numbers in polar form
Classroom Considerations
- The class should know how to convert degree measures to radian measures
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Pros
- Includes hints for all of the problems
- The supplemental materials contains additional practice problems
Cons
- None