do my see what you know about math assignment Some of the great architectural wonders began as mathematical drawings. Mathematical drawings are used by architects, community planners, builders, and landscapers, to name a few. As you work through this task, you will use mathematical drawings to apply your knowledge of the Pythagorean theorem and irrational numbers to develop landscaping plans and to help plan events for the Chicago Park District.
As you complete the task, keep these questions in mind: How can you use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the length of the garden walk at Millennium Park in Chicago? How are irrational numbers used in building a garden walkway?
Directions:
Complete each of the following tasks, reading the directions carefully as you go.
You will be graded on the work you show, or your solution process, in addition to your answers. Make sure to show all of your work and to answer each question as you complete the task. Type all of your work into this document so you can submit it to your teacher for a grade. You will be given partial credit based on the work you show and the completeness and accuracy of your explanations.
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Now let’s get started!
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Step 1: Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem
On the southeast corner of Millennium Park, there is a garden walk. It is marked off in red in the drawing below. Side C, the hypotenuse of the triangle, shows the row along which flowers will be planted.
⦁ If side a measures 90 feet and side b measures 120 feet, how many feet of flowers will be planted along side c, the hypotenuse of the triangle? Show your work and explain your reasoning. (2 points)
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⦁ Calculate the area of the red triangle to find the area of the garden. Show your work. (2 points)
⦁ Millennium Park has an outdoor concert theater. Before a concert, the area reserved for special seating is roped off in the shape of a triangle as shown below. How can the converse of the Pythagorean theorem help you determine whether the roped off area is in the shape of a right triangle? (2 points)
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⦁ The front of the stage, side C, is 50 feet long. A 40-foot rope runs along the side of square B. A 30-foot rope runs along the side of square A. Is the roped off area, triangle ABC, a right triangle? Explain. (2 points)
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e) The diagonal of square A, marked off by the red stars, is where the concession stand is located. A local high school band is performing at the outdoor theater on a summer evening. The band has a school banner that is 40-feet long, and band members would like to hang it across the concession stand to let people know they are performing. Estimate the length of the concession stand to determine if the school banner can fit across the length of the concession stand. Show your work and explain your reasoning. (2 points)
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Step 2: Finding distance on the coordinate grid
⦁ This is a blueprint drawing of the stage area at Millennium Park. The length of one square on the grid is equal to 5 feet. According to the blueprint, the length of the diagonal of square C is 60 feet. Is that correct? Explain. (2 points).
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b) If the blueprint is drawn on the coordinate plane with vertices (1, 5) and (11, 15) for the corners labeled with red stars, would that be an accurate representation of the length of the diagonal of the square C? Show your work and explain your reasoning. (4 points—2 points for finding the length of the diagonal; 2 points for explanation)
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Step 3: Using the Pythagorean theorem to find the unknown
At another park in Chicago, neighbors get together to plan a community garden. Plans for the community garden are shown below.
a) The members of the gardening group plan to build a walkway through the garden as formed by the hypotenuse of each of the four triangles in the drawing. That way, the gardeners will be able to access all sections of the garden. Calculate the length of the entire walkway to the nearest hundredth of a yard. Show your work. (4 points—1 point for each length calculation and 1 point for the total distance)
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⦁ Is the value you just wrote for the total length of the walkway a rational or irrational number? Explain. (2 points)
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⦁ The group is planning to build a fence around the garden. How many yards of fencing materials do they need for the fence? Show your work. (3 points—2 points for finding the value of side b and 1 point for finding the perimeter of the garden)
To calculate the length of the garden walk at Millennium Park:
a) Using the Pythagorean theorem:
\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)
\(90^2 + 120^2 = c^2\)
\(8100 + 14400 = c^2\)
\(22500 = c^2\)
\(c = \sqrt{22500}\)
\(c = 150\) feet
Therefore, the length of flowers that will be planted along side c, the hypotenuse, is 150 feet.
b) To calculate the area of the red triangle:
Using the formula for the area of a triangle:
\(Area = 0.5 * base * height\)
\(Area = 0.5 * 90 * 120\)
\(Area = 5400\) square feet
c) The converse of the Pythagorean theorem states that if the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the longest side, then it is a right triangle. So by applying the converse, we can determine whether the roped off area is in the shape of a right triangle.
d) To determine if triangle ABC is a right triangle:
Given sides:
\(AC = 50\), \(AB = 40\), and \(BC = 30\)
By checking if \(AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2\):
\(50^2 = 40^2 + 30^2\)
\(2500 = 1600 + 900\)
\(2500 = 2500\)
Since the equation is true, triangle ABC is a right triangle.
e) To estimate the length of the concession stand:
Since the diagonal of square A is 40 feet, the length of the concession stand will be slightly less than 40 feet. The school banner, which is 40 feet long, should fit across the concession stand.
f) If the blueprint is drawn on a coordinate plane with vertices (1,5) and (11,15) for square C:
The length of the diagonal can be calculated using the distance formula:
\(d = \sqrt{((11-1)^2 + (15-5)^2)}\)
\(d = \sqrt{(10^2 + 10^2)}\)
\(d = \sqrt{(100 + 100)}\)
\(d = \sqrt{200}\)
\(d = 10\sqrt{2}\) feet
The length of the diagonal of square C is 10√2 feet, which is not equal to 60 feet as stated in the drawing.
In step 3, the calculations for the length of the entire walkway and the number of yards of fencing materials needed can be done in a similar manner using the Pythagorean theorem and rational or irrational numbers.