Question

1 Design your own real-world scenario in which the solution requires the Pythagorean Theorem. Use complete sentences to describe the scenario.2 Model your real-world scenario with an equation and a sketch.3 In two or more complete sentences, explain the steps necessary to solve for the missing value in your real-world scenario. Include the solution in your explanation.

Answer 1

To get to my car from the restaurant, I have to walks two blocks north and one blocks east. What is the straight line distance between my car and the restaurant?

Answer 2

From a lamp post four feet away from her, Sandra looks up and sees a bird. Diagonally, the bird is five feet away from her. How high up is the bird.
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