In Math Class we created a word problem that had to do with the Pythagorean Theorem. Ours was about a hammock it had to have to do with real life. This is the problem.

Word Problem; Ian’s Hammock

Ian wants to put a hammock in his room.

The wall to the North has a width of

5 ft and a height of 7 ft.

The wall to the East has a width of

10 ft and a height of 7 ft. He wants to put the

hammock diagonally on the wall stretching

from corner to corner. Find out how long

the hammock will have to be.

Round to the nearest hundredth.

We had to make a reflection of our project afterward. This was mine.

Reflections;

How did you come up with your word problem? We needed something that was a triangle and we figured that if you hang a hammock across a room it creates a triangle.

How does your word problem and answer make sense? The room was 10ft by 5ft. The hammock had to be 11.18 ft long. Because if you take away 5 and square 10 and square 15. The takeaway 100 from 125 you get 25 which is 5 squared.