Sally is enrolled in a high school geometry course, which she describes as "drawing figures and figuring drawings." In a typical class, students draw geometric figures and use a formula to calculate an aspect of the figure such as its area. Each time Sally uses a formula she is making use of what psychologists call
A) heuristics.
B) logarithms.
C) algorithms.
D) convergence.
E) divergence.

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Algorithms are step-by-step procedures used to solve a problem or achieve a specific outcome. In this case, Sally is using formulas as algorithms to calculate aspects of geometric figures.

Sally Is Enrolled in a High School Geometry Course, Which