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This illustrates the question: for a right triangle, at what point on the hypotenuse does a point need to be drawn in order to minimize the distance from the hypotenuse to the vertex?

 

Michelle Cetner

 
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Activity
Tags
geometry  minimize  optimization  pythagorean  right  theorem  triangle 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
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4.2
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