1) uraw a Z scale model of your brldge on graph paper Anu/C8 ueslgn a new 1russ 8rldge

2) Label all verLlces and ldenLlfy a palr of congruenL Lrlangles wlLhln your Lruss deslgn WrlLe a congruence
sLaLemenL

3) Measure enough sldes and/or angles of Lhe palr of congruenL Lrlangles Lo ldenLlfy a congruence
posLulaLe LhaL you could use (LogeLher wlLh your measuremenLs) Lo prove Lhe Lwo Lrlangles congruenL

4) name a palr of congruenL sldes

3) name a palr of congruenL angles


6) 8epeaL sLeps 23 on Lhe back for a dlfferenL palr of Lrlangles ln your brldge deslgn and a dlfferenL
congruence posLulaLe

7) lf you have a rlghL Lrlangle ln your deslgn measure Lwo sldes Lhen use Lhe yLhagorean 1heorem Lo
flgure ouL Lhe Lhlrd slde verlfy by measurlng




8) lf you have an obLuse Lrlangle or an acuLe Lrlangle measure all Lhree sldes and verlfy boLh Lhe 1rlangle
lnequallLy and Lhe yLhagorean 1heorem Converse







9) 8ulld your deslgn lnLo a Lower (Lhlnk brldge Lurned on lLs slde) uslng spagheLLl and gumdrops 1esL lf lL
wlll hold Lhe welghL of a baseball
10)Make your brldge deslgn (as close as posslble) ln WesL olnL 8rldge ueslgner sofLware 1esL lL does lL
hold Lhe Lruck?
11)lmprove your W8u brldge Lo geL Lhe mosL efflclenL deslgn ln Lhe class (cheapesL brldge LhaL
successfully holds Lhe Lruck)