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NY-GEO-G.MG.2: Apply concepts of density based on area and volume of geometric figures in modeling situations.

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Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we look at applications of coordinate geometry. We do this in the context of three real-world applications. In the first, we look at longitude and latitude as a spherical coordinate system for navigation.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry Applications of Coordinate Geometry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 1: Longitude and Latitude

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 1: Longitude and Latitude

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Greenwich, England, is the location of the Prime Meridian and offers a point of departure for a discussion of the longitude and latitude coordinate system.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 1: Longitude and Latitude Applications of Coordinate Geometry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 2: Rectangular Coordinates

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 2: Rectangular Coordinates

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Centuries ago a Spanish galleon, The Atocha, sank off the coast of Florida, taking its gold treasure down with it.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 2: Rectangular Coordinates Applications of Coordinate Geometry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 3: Polar Coordinates.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 3: Polar Coordinates.

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Guggenheim Museum in New York City has a spiral shape that is an example of a polar coordinate graph. This shape, found often in nature, is a way to understand the Fibonacci Sequence.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Coordinate Geometry, Segment 3: Polar Coordinates. Applications of Coordinate Geometry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of points and lines. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we go to CERN and learn about the Large Hadron Collidor.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines Applications of Points and Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 1: Introduction

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 1: Introduction

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Our understanding of geometry owes much to the ancient Greeks. We visit the ancient Acropolis and explore some of its geometric secrets.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 1: Introduction Applications of Points and Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 2: Points

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 2: Points

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Geometric objects are abstractions that seem to have a connection to real world objects.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 2: Points Applications of Points and Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 3: Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 3: Lines

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Many cities are laid out in a rectangular grid and are examples of intersecting lines and rays. We visit the city of Houston to investigate the geometric nature of the city grid in its downtown area.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Points and Lines, Segment 3: Lines Applications of Points and Lines

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of polygons. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we look at Islamic tile patterns as examples of regular polygons.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons Applications of Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 1: Introduction

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 1: Introduction

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Pentagon is one of the most famous polygon-shaped buildings in the world. But why was this shape chosen over a more straightforward quadrilateral shape?

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 1: Introduction Applications of Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 2: Properties of Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 2: Properties of Polygons

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In the ancient city of Marrakesh polygons are on display.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 2: Properties of Polygons Applications of Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 3: Composite Figures

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 3: Composite Figures

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Petronas Towers in Indonesia provide an opportunity to explore the composite shapes used in the design of the towers.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Polygons, Segment 3: Composite Figures Applications of Polygons

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of quadrilaterals. We do this in the context of two real-world applications.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals Applications of Quadrilaterals

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 1: Introduction

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 1: Introduction

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Stonehenge is best known as a circular structure. But it's the post and lintel construction used that is noteworthy, and this type of construction involves quadrilateral shapes.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 1: Introduction Applications of Quadrilaterals

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 2: Squares and Rectangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 2: Squares and Rectangles

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece Falling Water is also a stunning assembly of quadrilateral shapes.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 2: Squares and Rectangles Applications of Quadrilaterals

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 3: Parallelograms and Trapezoids

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 3: Parallelograms and Trapezoids

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Puerta de Europa towers in Madrid bring parallelograms front and center.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 3: Parallelograms and Trapezoids Applications of Quadrilaterals

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we look at applications of transformations. We do this in the context of three real-world applications. In the first, we look at translations and rotations in the context of roller coaster rides.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations Applications of Transformations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 1: Translations and Rotations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 1: Translations and Rotations

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Roller coasters provide an ideal opportunity to explore translations and rotations. Displacement vectors are also introduced.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 1: Translations and Rotations Applications of Transformations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 2: 3D Translations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 2: 3D Translations

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Cargo ships transport tons of merchandise from one country to another and accounts for most of the global economy.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 2: 3D Translations Applications of Transformations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 3: Rotations, Reflections, and Symmetry

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 3: Rotations, Reflections, and Symmetry

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Gemini telescope in Hawaii is an example of architecture that moves. All observatories rotate in order to follow objects in the sky.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Transformations, Segment 3: Rotations, Reflections, and Symmetry Applications of Transformations

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of triangle. We do this in the context of two real-world applications.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles Applications of Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 1: Introduction

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 1: Introduction

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Bank of China building in Hong Kong is a dramatic example of triangular support. The notion of triangular trusses is introduced, along with the key concepts developed in the rest of the program.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 1: Introduction Applications of Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 2: Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 2: Triangles

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Eiffel Tower includes quite a number of exposed triangular trusses. The properties of triangles are used to explore and explain the frequent use of triangular trusses in many building.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 2: Triangles Applications of Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 3: Right Triangles

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 3: Right Triangles

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The ancient port city of Corinth in Greece allows us to explore the evolution of sailing. The shapes of sails went from rectangular to triangular.

Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Triangles, Segment 3: Right Triangles Applications of Triangles

VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry

VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry

In this program we explore the properties of three-dimensional figures. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we look at the three-dimensional structure of Mayan pyramids. These stair-step structures provide a unique opportunity to also explore sequences and series.

VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry 3-Dimensional Figures