Lesson 3

Description

• Extend fixed perimeter problems to ones that do not have integral solutions.

Materials

• grid paper, rulers

• string, metre sticks,
• measuring tapes

Expectations

Students will:

• use the inquiry process to optimize fixed perimeter problems by determining maximum
area

• create problems that can be solved using optimization

• demonstrate the skills necessary to manipulate area and perimeter formulas

• evaluate areas and perimeters and make connections between numeric, graphical and
tabular representations

******* Students will do Lesson 3 Activity ********

Text References Person math 9 – Person Education Canada

Maximum Area for a Given Perimeter pages 55 - 56

Questions 1 to 7
Lesson 3 Activity
The town planners have hired you to design a rectangular ice rink for the local park. They
will provide 122 metres of fencing. Your design should enclose the greatest possible area
for the skaters.

Explore
It is possible to build a long, narrow ice rink, as shown.
56 m

5m Area = 280 m2

56 m
Area = length x width
Area = 5 x 56
Area = 280 m2

Download this page, sketch three more ice rinks that have a larger area than this ice rink.
Label the dimensions on the sketch and calculate the area.

Hypothesize
Based on your exploration, predict the length and the width of the largest rectangular ice rink.

Model
Complete the table with all possible combinations of width and length for the ice rinks.

Perimeter (m) Width (m) Length (m) Area (m2)

l×w
122 0 61 0
122 5 56 280
122 10
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
Describe what happens to the area when the width of the ice rink increases.
 Construct a scatter plot of Area vs. Width

Manipulate: Circle the region on the scatter plot where the area of the rink is the
largest.

On the back of this page ,construct two more sketches of rinks with
lengths in this region

Conclusion:

Write a report to the town advising them of the dimensions that would be best
suited for the new ice rink. Justify your recommendation. Include a sketch and the
area of the ice rink that you are recommending.

Communicate your understanding:

On the class blog, respond to the following questions:

(1) Why did you highlight this region of the graph?

(2) How is this problem different from the previous task in lesson 2?
(3) How can you be sure that you have found the maximum area?
(4) When did you feel that you had enough information to draw a conclusion?
(5) How could this information be used in a practical sense?
Home Activity

Create an optimization problem that requires data collection in the region of the optimal solution. Select a perimeter
that is an even number.
Assessment

Submit your optimization problem for grading according to the following rubric.

Mathematical Criteria Below Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Process Level 1
Knowledge Accuracy Formulas One or two Formulas and Sufficient All diagrams
(formulas, were missing aspects were diagrams diagrams and and formulas
diagrams) or incorrect correct or were present formulas were present
Diagrams mostly and mostly were used and used
were missing correct correct correctly with correctly with
or incomplete only minor no errors
or inaccurate omissions or
errors
Inquiry Making Solution was One or two Mos t of the The solution The solution
Inferences not present aspect of the solution process was process was
solution process was evident and complete and
process was evident but complete in correct in all
evident inaccurate or major aspects aspects.
incomplete with only
minor
omissions
and/or small
errors
Application Real world Problem Problem Problem Problem Problem
problem selection was selection had selection was selection was selection was
missing or some parts somewhat realistic and very realistic
not realistic that were realistic and its solution and its
and the realistic and its solution was practical solution was
solution was some parts a was practical practical
missing or solution was
impractical practical
Communication Justification The The The The The
of conclusion conclusion conclusion conclusion conclusion conclusion
and was present was partially was mostly was logical
justification but not logical and logical and and justified
were missing justified or partially mostly by the
or were not justified but justified by justified by solution
logical and not logical by the solution the solution presented
justified by the solution presented presented
the solution presented
presented