HOW - Reading Floor Plans Lesson
Reading Floor Plans
Introduction
We’ve already seen that math is involved in purchasing a house as well as in paying for the utilities to keep it running. Home improvements and repairs involve a lot of math as well! How many cans of paint will I need to paint these walls? How many feet of molding will be necessary to cover the whole room? Many aspects of home improvement and interior design deal with math concepts that you may want to know.
Review: Let’s review scale factors, perimeter, area and volume. Watch the following video and work along with the examples shown.
In Your Notebook: Please take down important notes, such as formulas, and attempt the practice examples on your own before viewing the solutions!
Review: Let’s review coordinates and the distance formula. Watch the following video and work along with the examples shown.
In Your Notebook: Please take down important notes, such as formulas, and attempt the practice examples on your own before viewing the solutions!
Distance Formula
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Would you like an alternate way of solving the last example? Watch this short video for a different look at finding the solution!
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