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Episode 509: On the Line

Episode 509: On the Line

Math TopicProperties of a Line
The Big IdeaYou can use where two straight lines cross to locate an object.
NCTM LinksGeometry
Episode Description When Digit heads off alone to dispose of the powerful Network Interface Card (NIC), calamity strikes. A sinister cyvulture steals the NIC right out from under Digit's beak and gives it to Hacker! At a secret location on the Northern Frontier, Hacker uses the NIC to power up his dastardly Transformatron and transforms himself so he can slip into Control Central and replace Motherboard. To find the Transformatron and reverse its power, the CyberSquad must discover how an object can be pinpointed using two straight lines - before Hacker takes over Cyberspace forever!
For Real Harry Walks the Line
Harry is thrilled when his cousin Harley offers him two tickets to a Yankees game. He just needs to get the tickets from Harley in time for the game. They agree to meet up at a drug store on Amsterdam Avenue, but unwittingly end up at two different drugstores on the same street. After a series of failed attempts to find each other, they finally succeed by choosing a corner where two streets intersect.
Math concept: Because two straight lines only intersect at one point, you can use this to find a particular location.
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