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.

Concepts

systems of linear equations, system of equations word problems, similar triangles, trigonometry applications, cell phones

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Additional Tags

math

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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

Pros

• The problem has a variety of access points for learners at different levels
• Includes descriptions of a variety of solution paths

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.2 HSA-REI.C.6 HSF-BF.A.1.a HSF-BF.A.1.b MP1 MP4 MP5 MP7