Paths

Engagement, Geometry 1 Minute

I offer the following xkcd comic as a possible engagement exercise concerning the Pythagorean theorem.

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Source: http://www.xkcd.com/85/

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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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