Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Real-Life Examples... Pythagorean Theorem Style!

Do you know how often people use the pythagorean theorem? It's very often! Here are a couple of examples...
  • Baseball!
  • Basketball!
  • Rescuing your poor pet from a tree!
  • Making a square cake!
  • Using a ladder!
  • Making pyramids!
  • Hiking up a mountain!
  • The art of oragami!
  • Pitching a tent!
  • Making a deck!
  • Making a stained glass window!
  • Building a playhouse!
  • MAKING TRIANGULAR BUBBLES! :[) :[) :[)

Do you see how often we use it in real life? There's more!  There are also many jobs that use it... many, many, MANY jobs that use it. :[)
Any questions? :[)

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