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Can you hear me from there? Pupils determine the place to build a cell tower on a hill. The class uses constraints and creates a scale drawing on a coordinate system to calculate the exact location of the base of the cell tower.
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Instructional Ideas
- Lead a discussion on what individuals should know after the class has time to look at problem one
- Talk about why it would be important to a construction company to not build too high on the hill
Classroom Considerations
- It would help if students know how to solve systems of equations and find distances with similar triangles
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- The problem has a variety of access points for learners at different levels
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