{"id":103,"date":"2023-05-30T00:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T00:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-05-31T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:47","slug":"lesson-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3b5b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3b5b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f38acd8\" data-id=\"f38acd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff815ac elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"ff815ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-2\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Lesson 2<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-4\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Lesson 4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e7bb39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e7bb39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2e548d\" data-id=\"a2e548d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa0a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfa0a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesson 3: Building Tips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0f5209 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0f5209\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a494edc\" data-id=\"a494edc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe4f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fe4f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get two C-channel and two U-channel pieces.\u00a0 Assemble this into a rectangular frame.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c9817d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c9817d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48c12ad\" data-id=\"48c12ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa4a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaa4a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cChannel-uChannel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cChannel-uChannel.png 640w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cChannel-uChannel-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8df3d94\" data-id=\"8df3d94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff616e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff616e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Square Frame Exploded Drawing\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc21pdGhsZWFybmluZy5jb21cL3ZleFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDVcL1NxdWFyZS1GcmFtZS1FeHBsb2RlZC1EcmF3aW5nLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-1024x663.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Exploded-Drawing-2048x1325.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8817d35\" data-id=\"8817d35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359dad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"359dad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Square Frame Drawing\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc21pdGhsZWFybmluZy5jb21cL3ZleFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDVcL1NxdWFyZS1GcmFtZS1EcmF3aW5nLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-1024x663.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Square-Frame-Drawing-2048x1325.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcb3768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcb3768\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d46016\" data-id=\"5d46016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ee2a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6ee2a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a single screw in each corner, the frame is not rigid and will twist out of position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9938ee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9938ee3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e518ace\" data-id=\"e518ace\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ee77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ee77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec5ae9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec5ae9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650dc7c\" data-id=\"650dc7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe7140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe7140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 1:<\/b><\/p><p>Rebuild the frame using two screws in each corner.<\/p><p><i>How does this affect the rigidity of the frame?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da36044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da36044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c341c8b\" data-id=\"c341c8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8fd88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame2.png 428w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame2-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b593b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b593b04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc7b67f\" data-id=\"bc7b67f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f609cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f609cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Rebuild the frame using a plus gusset in each corner.<\/p><p><i>How does this affect the rigidity of the frame?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1435c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1435c81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10dc6e\" data-id=\"f10dc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16502c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16502c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame3.png 718w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame3-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0bdc2\" data-id=\"ca0bdc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2c44b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d2c44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame4.png 866w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame4-768x516.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daa9852 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daa9852\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40dc7b8\" data-id=\"40dc7b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac96ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cac96ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 3:<\/b><\/p><p>Rebuild the frame using an angle piece at each corner.<\/p><p><i>How does this affect the rigidity of the frame?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b82aa15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b82aa15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e252e8a\" data-id=\"e252e8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892772b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"892772b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame5-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame5-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame5-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame5-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame5.png 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-371e220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"371e220\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a698a6\" data-id=\"3a698a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8d647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8d647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Triangles are some of the strongest shapes there are.\u00a0 They add strength, support, and stiffness to anything you build.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd292ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd292ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f0fc53\" data-id=\"3f0fc53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2131f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e2131f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=mBHJtWbsiaA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a43810b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a43810b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-585d96e\" data-id=\"585d96e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f93376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f93376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Task 4:<\/b><\/p><p>Rebuild the frame using a 4 post hex nut retainer.<\/p><p><i>How does this affect the rigidity of the frame?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7e42ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7e42ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab894a6\" data-id=\"ab894a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f657ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f657ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/frame6-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1093\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/frame6-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/frame6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/frame6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/frame6.png 1387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9140f3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9140f3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6a810\" data-id=\"bd6a810\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4939e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4939e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This all leads us to a key building principle:\u00a0 <b>Always use at least two points of support when joining parts.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>This can be done with:<\/p><ul><li>two or more screws<\/li><li>hex nut retainers with posts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fe92b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fe92b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3157736\" data-id=\"3157736\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff1d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aff1d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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With a single screw in each corner, the frame is not rigid and will twist out of position. Challenge: Task 1: Rebuild the frame using two screws in each corner. 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