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100m Graph

August6

Bolt triumphs again in the 100m Olympic sprint, clocking an Olympic record 9.63s, – 0.05s outside his world record. Below is a graph of the 100m with extrapolation of expected times in the future. Click here for more analysis of the 100m. Activity: how fast was Bolt’s 100m in kms/hr or miles/hr? Answer in the Post Support […]

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Has Maths calculated the top speed for 100m?

August5

Mathematician Reza Noubary recently calculated that “the ultimate time for [the] 100 meter dash is 9.44 seconds. But is he right? Read more of this BBC article here.

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Olympic Data

August3

Without Mathematics there would be no Olympic Games – every event is based around time, distance, length, weight, scores or speed! Here is a great source for statistical information about the Olympic Games

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Evolution of the 100m Dash

July30

Click here to watch the evolution of winning times for the 100m:

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Math Olympics – Ready, Set, Go!

July27
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Engage Students in Math with the 2012 Summer Olympics

July19

There are so many great resources to use with students over the period of the Olympic Games. I have always enjoyed the excellent work done by Tom Snyder and his team over the years and there are some really good ideas on this site and at Lesson Corner. Click here for a link to the official […]

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Largest number between o and 1 million which does not contain the ‘n’ is 88

 

Rotation SAT Problem: Answer: 4 (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUHkTs-Ipfg)

 

Which number has its letters in alphabetical order? Answer: F O R T Y

Hidden Rabbit? Clue: check the trees

How long for the stadium to fill? 45 minutes.

Where are you? the North Pole

Prize Object Puzzle: If Sue does not know where the prize is in the first question, it can’t be under the square. She must have been told it is under another shape. Apply this same logic to Colin. It is then obvious that the prize cannot be under a yellow object. That helps Sue eliminate her yellow shapes. Got the idea?

Algebra Puzzle: Answer = 1

Popular Math Problems Answers: 1, 1

Number of tabs? According to Lifehacker, the ideal number of tabs you should have open is nine. Yes, a single digit. To some, this is like playing a piano and only using a fraction of the notes!

Worst Graph? Where to start. What a visual mess and even some of the lines merge and are impossible to follow. A graph is a visual display of data, with the goal to identify trends or patterns. This is a spider’s web of information which fails to show a clear pattern at all. Solution? Well, different colors would help, or why not group in two or three graphs where trends are similar?

Number of different nets to make a cube is eleven – see this link

Homework Puzzle; The total value of the counters is 486, so halve this to get 243. Now, arrange the counters to equal this amount twice.

The graph on the left (Coronavirus) is for a time period of 30 days, while the one on the right (SARS) is for 8 months! Very poor graphical comparison and hardly relevant, unless it is attempting to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus?

10 x 9 x 8 + (7 + 6) x 5 x 4 x (3 + 2) x 1 = 2020

NCEA Level 2 Algebra Problem. Using the information given, the shaded area = 9, that is:
y(y-8) = 9 –> y.y – 8y – 9 =0
–> (y-9)(y+1) = 0, therefore y = 9 (can’t have a distance of – 1 for the other solution for y)
Using the top and bottom of the rectangle,
x = (y-8)(y+2) = (9-8)(9+2) = 11
but, the left side = (x-4) = 11-4 = 7, but rhs = y+? = 9+?, which is greater than the value of the opp. side??
[I think that the left had side was a mistake and should have read (x+4)?]

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