Cartesian Island

Legend has it that long ago a Math Pirate named Euclid

roamed the seas hiding his treasures. After many years and
many riches, Pirate Euclid settled on a hidden island
named Cartesian Island in the middle of Cartesian
Ocean. He lived out his life with his first mate Descartes in peace and
quiet spending his time contemplating geometry, calculus, and creating
math puzzles. After his death, Descartes found his captains last math
puzzle, a treasure map, identifying the burial site of his most precious
and expensive treasure buried right on Cartesian Island. Use the clues
below to help recreate the map and find Pirate Euclids most prized and
most precious treasure.

Cartesian Island is a mostly parabolic shaped island with

the top part enclosed by a radical function and a line.
There are three main intersection points as well as the
vertex of the parabola. These are key points of interest on
the island. Graph the equations below to find the shape of
the island:

Quadratic: () = .125 2 .25 10

1
Line: () = + 14.5
4
Radical: () = 2 + 10 + 5

Vertex Pointe is located at the most southern tip of the

island.________________

Decimal Pointe is located in the west of the island where the

quadratic meets the radical. ________

Radical Ridge is located at the northern most part of the island

where the radical meets the line. _______________

 Original Pointe in the east where the line meets the quadratic.

_________________

Cartesian Island is divided into three main sections by color.

The Pirate Paradise (purple) is located from x < 1.

The Heel Haven (blue) is located from y > 7,
The Pack Promise-land (red) is located between x >1 and y < 7.
There are four houses located on Cartesians Island.

Mangum Mansion is located at the midpoint between Radical

Ridge and Original Point.

Mangum Mansion is located at ______________ (plot the point

and label it)

Blackwells Butterfly Bungalow is located at R(-1). Find the

coordinates.

Blackwells Bungalow is located at ___________ (plot the point

and label it)

Bellos Big Building is located at the right-most x-intercept of Q(x)

Bellos Big Building is located at ________________ (plot and label

the point)

Driscolls Dwelling is located at the left-most x-intercept of Q(x)

Driscolls Dwelling is located at ______________ (plot the point

and label it)

There are only two roads on Cartesian Island.

The main road, Spartan Street, from Decimal Point to Bellos Big
Building.

Equation of Spartan Street ____________________________

The secondary road, SohCahToa Street goes through the points (2,-
5) and (5,4).

Equation of SohCahToa Street__________________________

The treasure is located at an alternate interior angle from radical
ridge. It is located in the Pack Promise-Land. Label the location on the
map.

If the x location is 5, what would the y value be?_______________

Find the intersection of those

paths and you will find the
treasure!

Location of Euclids Treasure