Video of the Day " Solving word problems using the Pythagorean Theorem"

Word problems that are solved using the pythagorean theorem.

Problem 1. A wire is stretched from the top of a 12 foot pole to a stake 5 feet from the base of the pole. How long is the wire?

Problem 2. Find the height of a parallelogram with sides of 17 units by 15 units.

For more information on solving Pythagorean word problems see:
http://www.moomoomath.com/The-pythagorean-word-problems.html