Taco Cart
by Dan Meyer
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Act One
Act Two
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What information do you need?
- ImageThe speed of the people
- ImageThe dimensions of the beach
Act Three
- VideoAnswer
Sequel
- VideoThe taco cart starts moving.
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Where would the taco cart have to be so that both people would reach it at the same time?
- VideoAnswer
- VideoThe path starts changing
- 3.
What path to the taco cart would take the least amount of time?
- VideoAnswer
- LinkTaco Cart Animated - GeoGebraTube
- Teacher noteUse Paul Jorgens' Geogebra Applet above as another sequel. See his note in the comments here.
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There's a path in the middle somewhere that is truly fastest. Where is it?
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Which way will be quicker to the taco cart? Hope those are classic Cali fish tacos!
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2 different approaches...but is there an optimal solution by walking towards the sidewalk at the middle someplace?
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Who gets there first? OK - I need to know how fast you can walk through the sand and down the road...
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Who got to the Taco Truck first and at what speed did each person travel?
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What's the best path? How much faster are you on the road than on the sand? Is the cart moving?
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Who gets there first? What is the ratio of the speeds? What are the north and east distances?
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What are the rates of speed (walking together, each person walking alone)?
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Who gets there first?What is the angle for the fastest possible route?I have done this problem before and enjoyed it, thanks for making it
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Who gets their tacos first? Did you burn enough calories to eat one extra taco by walking in the sand?
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