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 * Goal || Students demonstrate understanding of the Pythagorean Theorem, the 30/60/90 and 45/45/90 triangles and trigonometric functions. ||
 * Role || You and your colleagues are doctors of Visual Media Mathematics just waiting to break into show business. ||
 * Audience || Producers from EDQ and Department of Education media executives. ||
 * Setting || The television station QFZ has recently partnered with the Department of Education’s Mathematics division to make the EDQ. They are looking to esteemed mathematicians to help integrate math into current television shows. ||
 * Presentation || A 5-10 minute iMovie. ||
 * Standards || Presentation: Collaboration with Peers, Preparedness/Story Board, Speaks Clearly, Flow, Time Limit, Transitions. Product: Content, Stays on Topic, Parody, Credits, Entertaining ||

=Introduction= The popular television station QFZ has just recently partnered with the Department of Education's Mathematics division to create the new TV station, the EDQ. For their first order of business, the EDQ has done a study on television shows within the last 20 years and the results are devastating. There is enough math in modern broadcasting! The EDQ has decided to make a new show "Timmy the Talented Triangle" that discretely integrates triangles into television and they're opening up a contest called the Right Triangle Challenge for math doctors like YOU to direct the pilot episode! =Task= You and your colleagues are doctors of Visual Media and Mathematics, fresh out of college and ready to make your break into show business. In order to prove your skills in the visual media field for the Right Triangle Challenge, you must create a five to ten minute film based on a pre-existing television show and parody the show while integrating right triangles in an entertaining manner. The judges are looking for a film that can include properties of the 45/45/90 triangle, the 30/60/90 triangle, and use the Pythagorean Theorem and Trigonometric Functions. In all, the judges will only select one team of mathematicians to be the directors so put your calculators down and put your directors' hats on... it's time to make your big break into show biz!

=Conclusion= Now that you and your colleagues have submitted your entries,all you can do is wait! No matter what the outcome of the Right Triangle Contest may be, you have just undergone your first filming since graduating, and from that experience you can learn a lot. Just think of all the things you did that were good, that worked well or even the ones that did not. You can take all of that and apply it to your next media endeavor to make it even better than the last! And just //think// of all the knowledge you have gained on right triangles! Other doctors might even consider you and your colleagues to be experts... So sit tight, the winners will be announced in one week!