Danna Garcia Loaiza, Nicole Munevar Murcia

MATH- PYTHAGORAS PROJECT

- Vegas new hotel is trying to implement a new water show on one of the main streets. They have
been trying out measurements for such. They have planned a glass cylinder shape, where inside
two main fountains will rise. They have given the dimensions of the cylinder (Height: 250ft,
Diameter: 300ft). Still they are out on the look for the measurements of the Pythagoras of each of
the fountains. They have required your help to see wether the height of the water-jet will
overcome the cylinder, and for the other water-jet wether it will crash with the inside of the
cylinder.

(Measurements of each fountain given) :

C? 325 ft
250ft A?
TRIANGLE A TRIANGLE B

Water-jet 1 Water-jet 2

300ft 300ft

Cilinder

Height: 250ft
Diameter: 300ft
1. For Water-jet A find the hypothenuse to see if the water will crash with the glass of the
cylinder. For Water-jet B find the height to see if the water will overcome the cylinder glass.

2. Now that they know wether the fountain will crash with the inside of the cylinder, or if
the other fountain will overcome the height of the cylinder, they have discovered a new
track for a new motion of the water-jet. They have given the diagram below. Find the
hypothenuse and all of the other measurements missing.

2.b) Are triangles B and C similar?

Reflection:

As a team we came up with several ideas, but one caught our attention the
most. We have both travelled to Las Vegas where amazing water shows are
displayed. We took our inspiration from one of the main shows, and changed
it to fit Pythagoras and math scenarios. We worked together all the time,
although we divided the work in half, both working on the 3D program as
well as math and the formulas. Our process took around two days where we
made zoom calls in order to figure the whole project out. Our project was
taken out of a real life example, we believe that our results and answers make
sense both mathematically and in a real life case. The problem includes real
measuring units (ft), we designed sketches to visualize the problem, and the
3D model to ensure both understanding of the audience and ourselves.