Math Arguments

180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime!)

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Saturday, January 24, 2015

380: Standing Tall

This graph is distorted.

How is it distorted?
What change in meaning is achieved by this distortion?
How would you fix it?

Curmudgeon at 12:00 PM

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