‘SAVE OUR PRINCESS’ a cartoon by CROATIAN TEAM A MATHS PROBLEM BASED ON THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

Once upon a time there was a beautiful castle ; All pink and charming! LOOK!

Who lives there? DEAR KING, WHERE IS OUR PRINCESS? DEAR QUEEN, ON THE BALCONY, WHERE ELSE???

MY DEAR KING, WE MUST FIND A NICE PRINCE FOR AMALIA, OUR PRINCESS!

DEAR QUEEN, I KNOW! BUT…HOW ??? TELL ME HOW?????

I KNOW! IF THE PRINCE FIND THE WAY TO CLIMB HER BALCONY AND GET TO HER…HE WOULD MARRY HER!

DON’T WORRY! THE PRINCE MUST KNOW SOME MATHS!!!! I HAVE AN IDEA!!!!

LISTEN: “DEAR PRINCE, COME TO OUR CASTLE ON FRIDAY! THE PRINCESS WILL WAIT FOR YOU ON HER BALCONY!!!” And the letter goes to all the princes’ castles….

Our princess AMALIA was sleeping . She is happy! LOOK!!!!!

FRIDAY COMES….. WILL PRINCE KNOW HOW TO CLIMB TO HER BALCONY, DEAR KING???? DON’T WORRY, DEAR WIFE!!! HE KNOWS PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM!!!!

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM MY SMART KING, TELL ME ABOUT THIS …THEOREM? HA-HA-HA!!!! IT IS EASY!!! LOOK!!!!

OUR SMART KING SHOWS THE PAPER WITH THIS THEOREM!! This is the formula!!!

Princess on her balcony OH, IT WILL BE GREAT IF PRINCE COULD FLY OB HIS MAGIC CARPET……, PRINCESS AMALIA IS DREAMING….

COME, DEAR PRINCE…I WILL HELP YOU::: BUT NOOOOOO!!!! THE ROPE BREAKS……….

A TASK FOR YOU!!!! THE BALCONY IS 4 METRES HIGH. THE PRINCE IS STANDING 2 METRES FROM THE FOOT OF THE CASTLE BALCONY 4m 2m ????

WE KNOW YOU WILL HELP OUR PRINCE MARRY OUR BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS AMALIA!!!! HELP HIM QUICKLY!!!!!!