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Activity:
The Beach Race |
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| Description: |
In a beach race, contestants must swim to a point along the beach and then run to reach the finish line. Where should I aim to land on the beach so as to minimize my total time for the race? Students will explore the solution to this problem using TI-Nspire CAS technology. This problem has a distinctly Australian flavor and has long been popular as an optimization problem involving differential calculus in senior years. Using appropriate technological tools, however, it is also accessible as a valuable algebraic modeling experience for a much wider range of students. |
| Technology Type: |
TI-Nspire | |
| Author: |
Texas Instruments |
| Language: |
English | |
| Cost: |
Does not require payment for use |
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| Courses: |
Geometry |
Pythagorean theorem, Modeling and applications |
| Algebra II |
Ind / Dep Variables, Quadratic, Square Root |
| PreCalculus |
derivative |
| Calculus |
Function graphs, Optimization and extrema |
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