Overlapping Triangles

James Tanton takes viewers through this question from the 2006 MAA AMC 8 Competition. Appropriate for the 8th grade level, this question covers Geometry.

Read the essay that goes with this question here: http://bit.ly/N7BhHW (PDF).

Curriculum Inspirations is brought to you by the Mathematical Association of America and the MAA American Mathematics Competitions. Learn more here: http://www.maa.org/curriculum-inspira...

MAA acknowledges with gratitude the generous contributions of
the following donors to the Curriculum Inspirations Project:

The TBL and Akamai Foundations for providing continuing support

The Mary P. Dolciani Halloran Foundation for providing seed funding by supporting the Dolciani Visiting Mathematician Program during fall 2012

MathWorks for its support at the Winner's Circle Level