Football and the hypotenuse

Engagement, Geometry, News Clips 1 Minute

An amusing video from Training Camp 2013 for illustrating that each side of a triangle (including right triangles) is shorter than the sum of the other two sides. The speaker is Jason Garrett, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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