2.11.

2 Project: Performance Task: The

Parallax Problem Project
Geometry Honors Sem 1 (2023) Name:
Date:

The Scenario: You're looking for a sponsor to pay for

you to participate in a sailboat race. Now that you've
solved the parallax problem, use the same skills you used
there to write a proposal that shows that you can win the
race.

The Project: Use the information provided in the

performance task to estimate your travel costs and to
calculate your average speed and the speed of last year's
winner. Use the questions below to help you gather
information to write your proposal.

Part I: Which race? Choose a city. (8 points)

When you write your proposal, you'll need to tell your sponsor about
the costs and risks involved in the race you've chosen. You'll
investigate these in Part I.

1. Which city did you pick and why? (2 points)

The city that I have picked is Greece and the reason why I picked that
place is because the weather I usually always good all year round.

2. What is one common boating hazard in this city? (2 points)

The rocks are very dangerous.

 3. What are your total travel expenses? (4 points: 2 points for
airfare/hotel, 2 points for total)

The answer will be 32500.00will cover the airfare and five nights at the
hotel.

Part II: Which category? Choose your boat. (10 points)

Your proposal will also discuss how likely it is that you'll win the race.
In Part II, you'll calculate your average race speed for the type of boat
you've chosen.

1. Which boat did you choose and why? (2 points)

I chose the catamaran because it would be the fastest and most stable
vessel in the race.

2. What is one advantage of your boat? (2 points)

It is less likely to capsize because there are two hulls.

3. What is one disadvantage of your boat? (2 points)

It is harder to steer/turn the boat.

4. For the city and boat you picked above, what were the speeds of
your last three races (in knots)? (2 points)

The first race was 6.60 kts, the second and the third were 10.66kts.
 5. What is your average race speed? (2 points)

So the average between them all is around 9.307kts or 9.31kts.

Part III: The Olympic triangle

(22 points)

1. Draw a sketch of the short course triangle below, labeling the

points A, B, and C. Don't draw it on your master map yet! (3
points)
2. Draw the arrows to represent your path along the course. (3 points)

3. Where do you start? (3 points)

I start at point A

4. What are the measures for angles B and C? (3 points)

Both b and c are 60 degrees.

5. What is the measure for angle A? (3 points)

The measure for a would be 60 degrees because 60+60+60=180

 6. What do you know about the distance between each buoy? (3
points)

Since all of the angles are coherent the lengths are all the same.

7. The wind is blowing opposite to leg AB. Given the fact that you're
traveling in a wind-powered boat, which leg of the course will take
you the longest? Why? (4 points)

The leg that will take me the longest is leg ab because that leg would
be causing me the most resistance.

Part IV: Last year's winner (9 points)

Your sponsor will need to know how your average speeds

compare to the speeds of past winners. In Part IV, you'll find
out how to calculate boat speeds in knots (nautical miles per
hour).

1. What was the winning time of last year's race for your city and
boat? (2 points, one for each leg)

The winning time of last year was 25.5 minutes using the catamaran.

2. Do you know how fast last year's winner was traveling? (2

points)
No, it did not give me enough information.

3. What information do you need to know to calculate last year's

winning speed? Remember, the distance traveled (length of the
course) is equal to the rate (boat's speed) times the time. (2
points)

I will need to know the speed the boat was averaging and how long the
paths were.

A nautical mile is 6076 feet. A speed of one nautical mile per hour is a
knot. In the next two questions, you will convert a speed in feet per
minute to knots.

4. If you travel 1000 feet in 5 minutes, what is your speed in feet

per minute? (1 point)

200 feet per minute.

5. What is your speed in knots? Hint: Use the number of minutes in

an hour to convert the speed to feet per hour. Then use the number
of feet in a nautical mile to convert feet per hour to knots. (2
points: 1 point for finding the speed in feet/hr, 1 point for
converting to knots)

The answer is 12000ft per second but since 6076 feet are in a nautical
mile then they were traveling at about 2 nautical miles a hour or
1.97kts.
 Part V: The map (20
points)

In Part V, you're going to use your knowledge of parallax to find the

distance of the race course. Below is a grid to draw your master map
on. Use this to draw your parallax triangles and distances. Don't worry
about drawing your map to scale. The grid is there to help you draw
straighter lines.

1. What are the two landmarks from your city that you'll use for
parallax? (2 points)The north end and the south end.
 2. What is the distance between your two landmarks? (2 points)

1000 feet

3. Call the North Landmark L1 and the South Landmark L2. Sketch
the points L1 and L2 on your map. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above

4. What is the fixed point in the water that you will use for parallax?
(2 points)

The midpoint will be fixed.

5. Call your fixed point P. Sketch the point P onto the map. (2
points)

It is done in my picture above

6. What is the distance from your fixed point P to the line between
L1 and L2 (called L1L2)? (2 points)

700 feet
 7. Draw the line from your fixed point P to the line L1L2 and add to
the length of this line. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above.

8. Label the point of intersection between line L1L2 and the new line
as point D. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above

9. What is the distance from L1 to D? That is, what is the measure of

the line segment L1D? Hint: Review the diagram in the "Race
Course" section of the Performance Task. (2 points)

400 feet

10. What is the distance from L2 to D? That is, what is the measure
of the line segment L2D? (2 points)

600 feet

Part VI: Solving the problem (10 points)

In Parts VI, VII, and VIII, you'll use your map to find the length
of the race course. Knowing the distance will allow you to find
the average speed of last year's winner.

Draw the Olympic triangle on your map.

 1. Buoy marker A was set so that it's in a perfect line of sight with the
hazard buoy and the landmark L2. Draw buoy A so that it's in the
proper line. You can choose the position of buoy A. (2 points)

2. The first leg of the racing triangle, AB, runs parallel to the bridge.
Draw this line. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above.

3. Buoy marker B was set so that it's in a perfect line of sight with the
hazard buoy and the landmark L1. Draw buoy B so that it's on the
parallax line. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above.

4. Sketch buoy marker C, remembering what you know about the

Olympic triangle. Don't worry if your drawing is not to scale. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above

5. What is the distance from the hazard buoy to racing buoy A? Hint:
Review the diagram in the "Race Course" section of the Performance
Task. Write this distance on your map. (2 points)

It is done in my picture above

Part VII: Calculate the distances. (23 points)

1. What is the distance from the hazard buoy P to the southern

landmark L2? Use this formula: , where d is
 the distance from P to L2, DL2 is the distance from D to L2, and PD
is the distance from P to D. Round to the nearest foot. (5 points)

922 feet

2. What triangles are similar? How do you know? (5 points)

None of the triangles are similar because none of them share the same
side.

3. What is the distance between buoy A and B? (5 points)

1000 feet

4. What are the lengths of the other two triangle legs? (4 points: 2
points each)

Remember what you know about the shape of the race course.

Since all of the angles are the same the distance between the two
must be 1000 ft

5. What is the total length of the race course? (4 points: 3 points

for calculation, 1 point for answer)

It is about 3000 ft

Part VIII: Calculate the winner's speed. (10 points)

 1. What was the winner's speed during last year's race? (5 points:
3 points for speed, 2 points for conversion to knots).

He was going about 2 kts

2. How does the winner's speed compare with your average speed?
How much faster or slower are you? (5 points)
The winner's speed is about 2 kts and mine is around 9 so therefore
my speed is faster.

Part IX: Write your proposal. (8 points)

Now it's time to make your proposal to the sponsor. Your sponsor will
have their logo on your boat, so they want to be sure it's likely to do
well. The sponsor also needs to know what the expenses and risks are,
so they know how much their investment in you will cost.

1. Complete the table to summarize the results of your study. (4

points)

Category: Race:

Itemized Travel Cost 3250.00

Risk Analysis: Safety hazards Strong wind and cruise ships

Competitive My time and speed 9.307 kts

Analysis:
Last year's winning 4.6 kts
 time and speed

Reward My chances of
Analysis: winning High

2. Write a summary paragraph explaining why the sponsor should

accept your proposal. (4 points)

The reason why I am writing this letter is to tell you I would be the
perfect candidate to showcase your brand first at the race. Since that I
will be in first the cameras will be on me for a long time. Therefore,
your brand will get a lot of screen time and I will even shout it out
when I win. The reason I should be racing instead of anyone else is
because I live on a sailboat and I sail all the time.

Part X: Lost at sea (30 points)

Suddenly, during your race, a powerful thunderstorm strikes. A wave

washes over your boat, shorting out your navigation devices. They
wouldn't be much use anyhow, because the lightning is interfering with
all communications in the area.

When the storm ends and the sea is calm, you're safe, because you
observed all safety precautions, but you have no idea how far off
course you are. However, you do know:
  The height of a nearby landmark, which you remember from the
tourist center you visited yesterday.

o San Francisco: The Golden Gate Bridge is 220 feet tall.

o Sydney: The Sydney Harbour Bridge is 161 feet tall.

o Mykonos: The light in the Armenistis Lighthouse is 604 feet

above sea level.

 The length of your thumb — it's about 2 inches long.

 That you can estimate lengths of less than a foot pretty accurately
(to the nearest inch).

1. First, you close one eye and hold your thumb up to block your view
of the landmark. You move your thumb nearer and farther from your
eye until it just covers the landmark.

Make a sketch showing overlapping triangles ΔEBT and ΔELH to

illustrate this situation, where your eye is E, the base of your thumb is
B, the tip of your thumb is T, the bottom of the landmark is L, and the
top of the landmark is H. (9 points)

2. Explain why ΔEBT~ΔELH. (6 points)

 They are the same size triangle but the only difference is that it is
smaller than the other one.

3. When your thumb covers the landmark, you estimate that it is 10

inches from your eye. Label your drawing with the known
measurements. (6 points)

It is done above.

4. Solve for EL, the distance from your eye to the landmark. Show all
work and justify each step. (9 points: 6 points for the distance, 3
points for the justifications of the steps used)

10/EL=27248
EL=7248*5=36240 inches
36240/12=3020

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2.11.2 Project: Performance Task: The Parallax Problem