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October 28, 2011, 02:29 PM
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Pythagorean Theorem

Lester Holt explores the path a defender must take in order to tackle a ball carrier, and how this distance--called the "angle of pursuit"--can be calculated by using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle, and the distance of a defender's angle of pursuit.

http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=71403



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October 28, 2011  03:05 PM ET
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Hey look, it's the lawn gnomes. lol

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October 29, 2011  03:06 PM ET
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Originally posted 02:40 PM ET  10.28 by *JD*

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October 29, 2011  03:07 PM ET
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Originally posted 03:06 PM ET  10.28 by {+}SANTA-MARGE{+}

weren't yu the one that was ''leaving'' for good ??,.....*mother confused*

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