Ladder (or Couch) Around a Corner Problem

Answers the question "What is the length of the longest ladder that can be carried horizontally around a corner joining two hallways?" Allows the user to change the widths of the hallways and "move the ladder." Also produces a graph of the length of the longest ladder as it "moves down the hallways."

 

Sue Popelka

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
and  calculus  corner  geometry  ladder  problem 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English
 
 
 
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