The Pythagorean Theorem is used in many practical ways. We first warmed up our brains by completing a set of problems that challenged us to remember the relationships between the side lengths of a triangle and the type of triangle those three sides create (acute, obtuse, or right). Then we looked at the distances baseball players would have to throw the ball while standing in the infield. The distance from 3rd base to 1st is quite a bit farther than the distance between 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd base, and we used the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the distance. Students came up with other examples that could employ the theorem to determine the distance of the hypotenuse.
Tonight's Homework: Complete the basketball and quilting problems on the purple worksheet. Be sure to show your work!
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