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Tennis Court Geometry

Age 7-11 (KS2)
Age 11-14 (KS3)

Use a tennis court to introduce the concepts of perimeter, area and diagonal distances using pythagoras. Includes a fun game to guess the number of rectangles in a tennis court, and a tennis match style quiz that asks students to calculate a number of perimeters and areas and distances. The accompanying worksheet includes an outdoor measuring activity. Could be adapted for a squash court.



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Published 22 Jun 2008

Contributed by Jennifer Howes — Experienced contributor

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Tennis Court Geometry 1

1Let s get the ball rolling In addition to having good technique tennis players need to have a good knowledge of a tennis court.
A tennis court is basically a rectangle which always as the same dimensions.
Being familiar with distances on court is important for placing the ball when taking a shot.http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=1293223145678901123456789021234567How many squares and rectangles can you count in the tennis court lines?The net may be present or taken down because of rain!??3You need to be able to calculate the PERIMETER and AREA of squares and rectangles.411
metres11
metres24
metres24
metresPerimeter = 11m + 24m + 11m + 24m = 70 metresHow would you calculate the perimeter of this tennis court?511
metres24
metresArea = 11m × 24m = 264 m2How would you calculate the area of this tennis court?6The PERIMETER is calculated by adding together the length of each side of a square or rectangle. AREA is calculated by multiplying together the length and width of a rectangle.AREA

Tennis Court Geometry 2

1Let s get the ball rolling For tennis players diagonal distances are particularly useful for placing shots across the court.
Diagonal distances can be calculated from the dimensions of rectangles on the court by using Pythagoras s Theorem. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=1293224
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11 metresWhat is the distance from base line to net?1535124
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11 metresWhat is the distance from base line to base line?30424
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11 metresWhat is the distance from the centre of the base line to the side line? 30405Pythagoras s Theorem can be used to find the length of the hypotenuse of right-angled trianglesRight - angleHypotenuse6Pythagoras s Theorem states:c2 = a2 + b2acb7The length of side c can be found by rearranging the formula:c = va2 + b2acb824
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11 metresWhat is the distance from base corner to base corner?401924
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11 metresWhat is the distance from top corner to net edge?1511024
metresCentre lineService lineBase line11

Tennis Court Geometry

Tennis Court Geometry
The lines of a tennis court construct a series of rectangles. Knowing the sizes of the rectangles and being able to divide them diagonally helps players in placing their shots.
1. Name two ways in which you could estimate distances on a tennis court.
i)..............................................................................................
ii).............................................................................................
Fill in the names of the parts of a tennis court on the diagram below from the point of view of the player.
Use a tape measure to record the dimensions of a tennis court in the table below. Think about a suitable unit to use: metres/centimetres.
Dimension
Estimate
Measurement

Base line



Side line



Base line to Base line



Base line to net



Outer side line to outer side line



Outer side line to centre line



Base line to service line



Service line to net



Net height at centre



Net height at edge




The regulation size measurements for a full size tennis court are: side line (length) 23.8m; base line (width) 10.9m. Net height at centre: 91cm
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