The Roadkill Cafe

You have applied for a job as a short order cook at the Roadkill Cafe in touristy Triangleville. In order to get the job, you must demonstrate that you can prepare the triangle-shaped sandwiches for which the Roadkill Cafe is famous. Their Menu consists of six specially shaped sandwiches.

#1 (SSS) Spicy Summer Sausage #2 (AAA) Awesome Authentic Armadillo #3 (SAS) Succulent Aromatic Skunk #4 (SSA) Super Sized Antelope #5 (ASA) Appetizing Sesame Aardvark #6 (AAS) Aunt Annies Swine #7 (HL) Hare & Lettuce

Interview Process
Make each of your assigned sandwiches according to the specifications: drawing and labeling the triangle on paper, and then cutting it out. Be sure to label each sandwich with
The shortcut name of the sandwich, The three vertex points, and The side lengths and/or angle measures given in the specifications.

Be sure to write your name on the back so the chef knows who to hire. Place your sandwich on the board in the appropriate category. The head chef will look over your sandwiches tonight.

Closing
Look at all of the triangles posted in each group. Are all of the sandwiches of each type exactly the same? Why or why not? Which set (or sets) of specifications do not create sandwiches that are exactly the same? Write a complete sentence to explain to the chef why each sandwich may or may not be a good menu item. (A good menu item can be made exactly the same every time.) Use good math vocabulary in your sentence.

Sandwich Specifications
Each triangular sandwich you create must contain all of the specified information. For any specifications not given, you may decide the length of that side or the size of that angle. Be sure to put all of the labels inside the triangle since you are cutting them out!

#1 (SSS) Spicy Summer Sausage

Make triangle sandwich ABC with:

AB = 6 in BC = 5 in AC = 4 in
Hint: For this sandwich, draw AB first. Then use two rulers to measure out the other two sides.

#2 (AAA) Awesome Authentic Armadillo

Make triangle sandwich DEF with:

m D= 60o m E = 80o o m F = 40
Hint: For this sandwich, pick any side length to get started.

#3 (SAS) Succulent Aromatic Skunk

Make triangle sandwich GHI with:

GH = 8 in o m G = 55 GI = 6 in

#4 (SSA) Super Sized Antelope

Make triangle sandwich JKL with:

JK = 7 in JL = 5 in o m K = 40
Hint: For this sandwich, draw KJ. Then draw K. Use your ruler to measure out from J 5 inches to locate L.

#5

(ASA) Appetizing Sesame Aardvark

Make triangle sandwich MNO with:

m M = 60 MN = 8 in m N = 45o

#6 (AAS) Aunt Annies Swine

Make triangle sandwich PQR with:

m P = 40o m R = 60o PQ = 8 in
Hint: What is m Q?

#7 (HL) Hare and Lettuce

Make triangle sandwich STU with:

m S = 90 ST = 4 in TU = 5 in