Sally Is Enrolled in a High School Geometry Course, Which

question 125

Multiple Choice

Sally is enrolled in a high school geometry course, which she describes as "drawing figures and figuring drawings." In a typical class, students draw geometric figures and use a formula to calculate an aspect of the figure such as its area. Each time Sally uses a formula she is making use of what psychologists call

• A) heuristics.
• B) logarithms.
• C) algorithms.
• D) convergence.
• E) divergence.

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