Geometry has many practical applications in everyday life. Estimating
heights of objects, finding distances, and calculating areas and volumes
are commonplace. One of the most fundamental theorems in geometry, the
Pythagorean Theorem, allows us to make many of these calculations. The
Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right
triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, as
shown in the diagram below.
practice these applications.
Solve the following problems and submit them in a Word document.
1. A Little League team is building a backstop for its practice field.
It is made up of two right angles as shown below. The backstop extends
24 feet 8 inches out in each direction and the center pole is 6.5 yards
high. All sides of the backstop including base and the center pole are
to be made of aluminum tubing. How many feet of tubing should the team
buy? How many square feet of the backstop must be covered by a screen?
2. An Indian sand painter begins his picture with a circle of dark sand.
He then inscribes a square with a side length of 1 foot inside the
circle. What is the area of the circle?
3. Three buildings abut as shown in the diagram below. What are the
dimensions of the courtyard and what is the perimeter of the building?
4. A cylindrical can is just big enough to hold three tennis balls. The
radius of a tennis ball is 5 cm. What is the volume of air that
surrounds the tennis balls?
5. You are part of a panel of parents, teachers, and administrators
working to revise the geometry curriculum for the local high school. On
tonight's agenda, you will be brainstorming creative ways to teach
surface area and volume. The teachers are especially interested in
methods which will help the students connect geometry to life in the
"real world" because student motivation has sometimes been lacking in
this course. What suggestions do you make to the panel during your
discussion? Why do you think students would benefit from this idea being
used in the classroom?
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Geometry
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Geometry has many practical applications in everyday life. Estimating heights of objects, finding distances, and calculating areas and volumes are commonplace. One of the most fundamental theorems in geometry, the Pythagorean Theorem, allows us to make many of these calculations. The Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, as shown in the diagram below.
practice these applications.
Solve the following problems and submit them in a Word document.
1. A Little League team is building a backstop for its practice field. It is made up of two right angles as shown below. The backstop extends 24 feet 8 inches out in each direction and the center pole is 6.5 yards high. All sides of the backstop including base and the center pole are to be made of aluminum tubing. How many feet of tubing should the team buy? How many square feet of the backstop must be covered by a screen?
2. An Indian sand painter begins his picture with a circle of dark sand. He then inscribes a square with a side length of 1 foot inside the circle. What is the area of the circle?
3. Three buildings abut as shown in the diagram below. What are the dimensions of the courtyard and what is the perimeter of the building?
4. A cylindrical can is just big enough to hold three tennis balls. The radius of a tennis ball is 5 cm. What is the volume of air that surrounds the tennis balls?
5. You are part of a panel of parents, teachers, and administrators working to revise the geometry curriculum for the local high school. On tonight's agenda, you will be brainstorming creative ways to teach surface area and volume. The teachers are especially interested in methods which will help the students connect geometry to life in the "real world" because student motivation has sometimes been lacking in this course. What suggestions do you make to the panel during your discussion? Why do you think students would benefit from this idea being used in the classroom?
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