5.3.4 Practice - Modeling - Finding Parallelograms
5.3.4 Practice - Modeling - Finding Parallelograms
5.3.4 Practice - Modeling - Finding Parallelograms
Points Possible:20
Date: 1/10/23
You are helping to plan a new dog park on a lot. Which lot did you choose? (Circle One)
With the lot you have chosen, your goal is to construct the largest possible dog park that meets
What do you know about Lot B is 250 ft wide and 275 ft long. The codes:
the lot size and code
requirements? There must be a 4 ft sidewalk around the entire park.
A small creek runs along the Birch Street side of the lot.
Nothing can be built within 15 ft of the creek (not even the
sidewalk).
What do you want to find The area of the largest dog park you can build on the empty
out? lot.
What kind of answer do A positive number for the length and width of the project,
you expect? measured in ft, and a positive number for the area, measured
in square ft.
Yes, this theater is a parallelogram because the opposite interior angles are congruent. The
theater is also a rectangle, which is a type of parallelogram.
3. Draw a picture that represents what you know about the empty lot. (2 points)
275
ft.
Second
Ave.
ry
Bftir. ch
Lot
250
Cher
250
B
St.
St.
ft.
Third
Ave.
275
ft.
Yes, it’s a parallelogram because both sets of opposite sides are congruent.
5. Where are you going to put the parking lot? Draw the parking lot on your map and label its
dimensions. (2 points)
Cherr
y St.
Birc
20
St.
27
h
Secon ft.
d Ave. 5
ft.
in
Park
25
25 t
L
g Lo
0
ft.
ot
ft.
0
B
Third
Ave. 27
5 20
ft. ft.
7. Draw in the dimensions of the zone restricted by the creek or trees. (1 point)
Cher
15
Bir
St.
St.
ch
ry
2
Secoft. 27
0
nd 5
ft.
Ave. ft.
icti
i
Park
25
Zo0ne
L
Refst.tr
25
ng
Lot
ons
ft.
o
0
Thir t
d B
27
Ave.
15 5 2
ft. ft. 0
ft.
Bir
St.
St.
ch
ry
2
Secoft. 27
0
nd 45 ft.
Ave. ftft.
ons ft ti
ric
i
Paftrk
25
L.
Refst.t4
Zo0ne
25
.
ng.
Lot
ft.
o
0
Thir 4t
d B
ft27
Ave.
15 .5 2
ft. ft. 0
ft.
9. What are the final dimensions of the largest dog park you can create on your lot (not including
the sidewalk or the parking lot)? Use the Quadrilateral Tool located in the activity to help you. (2
points)
Length:
275 ft.
-15 ft for creek
-20 ft for parking lot
-8 ft for the sidewalk
= 232 ft. along Second Ave. and Third Ave.
Width:
-8 ft for the sidewalks
=242 ft. along Birch and Cherry Streets.
10. Most importantly, to satisfy the mayor, is this space a parallelogram? Why or why not? (1
point)
Yes, it's a parallelogram because both sets of opposite sides are congruent.
11. Draw a sketch of your dog park. Correctly label the dimensions that prove your dog park is a
parallelogram. (2 points)
232 ft.
242 ft.
Lot B
242 ft
Dog
Park
232 ft.
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