Taco Truck

In this activity, students use the Pythagorean theorem as a tool to solve problems involving diagonal distances. In a quick prelude, students reason with the Pythagorean theorem and with rates in a situation that they may encounter in their daily lives: taking a shortcut to save time. Students then determine the best path to a taco truck from a spot on the beach. The activity culminates in a class-wide race! Adapted from Taco Cart by Dan Meyer CC-BY 3.0 https://www.101qs.com/1459-taco-cart. Also inspired by and with gratitude to Illustrative Mathematics and OpenUp Resources. Download for free at https://openupresources.org.

By Desmos Classroom

Translated by volunteers into: French (Jocelyn Dagenais)