Sally Is Enrolled in a High School Geometry Course,which She

question 101

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)mathematics.
• C)algorithms.
• D)mechanical solutions.

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