The document compares the sizes of a tennis court and ping pong table. A tennis court for doubles is 78 feet long and 36 feet wide, while for singles it is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide. A ping pong table is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. Through calculations, the author determines that the dimensions of a ping pong table are not proportionally scaled down versions of either a singles or doubles tennis court.

1. Tennis Court Vs Ping-Pong TableBy: Matthew PeekClass: 1R, 2/11/11

2. Size of Tennis CourtThe tennis court is 78 feet long and 36 feet wide for doubles matches.For singles the tennis court is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide.

3. Size of Ping-Pong TableA ping-pong table is 9 feet long and 5 feet wide.

4. ProportionalThe tennis court and ping-pong table are not proportional. The ping-pong table isn’t proportional to the singles or doubles tennis court.I know this, because I divided the tennis court’s ratios by 3 for the length and width and got 9:26 for singles and 12:26 for doubles.And then I multiplied the dimensions of a ping-pong table by 1.8 and got a ratio of 9:16.2. Then I multiplied the table by 2.4, to see if it was proportional to a doubles tennis court. The ratio was 12:21.6. Neither ratios matched up.

5. BibliographyWebsites:http://www.expert-tennis-tips.com/tennis-court-dimensions.htmlhttp://tenniscourtreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tennis_court_diag1.gifhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis#Tablehttp://www.eastchesterschools.org/m/file.php/12491/graphics/PingPongTable.jpg