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Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Ask the Pilot

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In the July 2013 issue of United Airlines' Hemisphere Magazine, a pilot responded to a question about how far in the distance he could see at different altitudes. The solution involved right triangles, lines of tangency to a circle, and an application of the Pythagorean Theorem. Students are asked to write the equation he used, create their own mathematical model, and compare theirs to that of the pilot. Aligns with G-SRT.C.8.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
right triangles, pythagorean theorem
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Additional Tags
tangent to circle, ask the pilot, cc by-nc-sa 4.0, ccss.math, creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 4.0, g-srt.c.8, hsg-srt.c.8, illustrative mathematics, illustrative mathematics: g-srt ask the pilot hsg-srt.c.8, use pythagorean theorem to solve right triangles in applied problems
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice
Common Core
HSG-SRT.C.8