Showing posts with label Pythagorean Theorem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pythagorean Theorem. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2009

7th - 10th grade

An iphone screen is 3.5" measured diagonally at a ratio of 3:2. Jennie's TV is 31.5" measured diagonally and at a ratio of 16:9. How many iphone screens would it take to make a picture the size of Jennie's TV?

Monday, November 17, 2008

7th-10th grade

John drives straight 3 miles, then turns right and drives 4 miles. He turns left and drives 2 more miles. How many mils along the ground would he travel by helicopter?

Hint: you will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem.