When the Smithton River floods five local towns, a plane needs to drop supplies at each. A route needs to be determined that will reach the most-affected areas first, while ensuring the plane has enough fuel between stops and that the pilot complies with regulations about consecutive flying hours. Follow the relief operation as we use a Cartesian plane to determine the distances between each town and plan a successful operation. Strategies used include Pythagoras' Theorem and graphing software. This is an excellent resource for applying mathematical concepts to real-world situations.

Originally released by Video Education America (VEA), 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 30, 2018.

Destination Distances on a Cartesian Plane (6:31); .