January 2017: Hula Hoops, Mime, Math Films, and Angle of Depression

(from January 28, 2017)

"Angles of Elevation... and, Depression"

(from January 21, 2017)

"Polynomial Question"

Find the y-intercept of the polynomial.  (the graph may not be drawn to scale)

ANSWER

(from January 18, 2017)

"Math Films"

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(from January 12, 2017)

"Mimes and Surface Area"

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(from January 7, 2017)

"Dice"

A game has 2 special dice.

One of the dice, A, has six sides: four 8's and two 1's. The other, B, has six sides: four 3's and two 9's.

Each person rolls their die. The higher one wins $20.

Which of the two dice should you choose: A or B?

What would be your expected winnings?

The answer and other math questions are in the spare parts section of mathplane.com

(from January 3, 2017)

"Hula Hoops and Venn Diagrams"

December 2016: Gold Coins, Implicit,

(from December 18, 2016)

"Gold Coin Question"

Your uncle has a bunch of money in his pocket.

He gives 1/2 of the money in his pocket to your sister.

Then, he gives 1/4 of what's left in his pocket to your brother. 

Then, he gives 1/3 of what's left in his pocket to your friend.

Finally, he gives 1/2 of what's left in his pocket to you.

If your uncle has $3 left, how much was in his pocket in the beginning?

The answer and more math questions from mathplane.com

(from December 11, 2016)

"Implicit Differentiation"

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November 2016: Partial Fractions, 50, k9, and Transformations

(from November 30, 2016)

"Transformations"

Solution and other functions questions at the mathplane site.


(from November 28, 2016)

"Comic Transformations"

(from November 22, 2016)

"K-9 Companions"

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(from November 17, 2016)

"Hammer and Nail"

A hammer and nail cost $1.10, and the hammer costs a dollar more than the nail.

How much does the nail cost?

Answer and other math questions in the spare parts section at mathplane.com

(from November 11, 2016)

"50"

(from November 5, 2016)

"Partial F(r)actions"

(from November 3, 2016)

"Inside shaded Areas"

Answers

October 2016: Stud, Con-verse, Tangent, Planet of the Apes

(from October 27, 2016)

"Imaginary Figures"

Friendly ghosts...


(from October 20, 2016)

"Planet of the Eights"

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(from October 18, 2016)

"Venn Diagram and Probability"

The Venn diagram represents students at an academy.

What is the probability of randomly selecting a 2-sport athlete.

Answer



(from October 14, 2017)

"The Con-Verse"

(from October 8, 2016)

"Linear Equation Question"

What is the x-intercept of line l ?

ANSWER


(from October 6, 2016)

"Tangent"

(from October 3, 2016)

"Perfect Square Integers"

ANSWER and more math questions....


(from October 1, 2016)

"5-Card Stud"

September 2016: Rotation of Axes, Geometry humor, curves, Harmonic Series, Linear Programming

(from September 25, 2016)

"Exponents and Series question"

ANSWER and other math questions..


(from September 22, 2016)

"Linear Programming"

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(from September 19, 2016)

"Rectangle dimension restrictions"

ANSWER and other 1-variable inequalities 




(from September 15, 2016)

"Harmonic Series"

(from September 11, 2016)

"Calculus: Derivatives, Tangents, and Point of Inflection"

What is the equation of the line tangent to the curve at the point of inflection?


ANSWER and other calculus derivatives questions






(from September 7, 2016)

"Rotation of Axes at the Amusement Park"

(from September 1, 2016)

"Bad Math Riddle"

August 2016: Tequila, 4 hats, back 2 school, and spinning wheels

(from August 31, 2016)

"Spinning Wheels"

If wheel A makes 10 revolutions, then how many revolutions will wheel C make?

ANSWER and other math questions are in the spare parts section at mathplane.com



(from August 25, 2016)

"Framed"

(from August 23, 2016)

"4 hats for 4 gentlemen"

ANSWER


(from August 20, 2016)

"Back 2 School"

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(from August 17, 2016)

"Partial Hexagon"

The figure is a regular hexagon with side length 8.
Can you find the measure of the shaded area?

ANSWER



(from August 14, 2016)

"Regrettable Nicknames"

"Two-quila"



(from August 3, 2106)

"Work-Rate Problem"

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July 2016: Abstract Art, Poker, and Jerry Maguire

(from July 25, 2016)

"Jerry Maguire"

"Show me the one e!"



(from July 18, 2016)

"Trapezoid Coordinates"

If the area of the trapezoid is 53 square units, what is the coordinate (a, b)?

(***Topic for discussion: is there more than one solution?!??!)

ANSWERS



(from July 14, 2016)

"Poker Game"

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(from July 3, 2016)

"Abstract Art"

(from July 1, 2016)

"Norway Airport (Pascal) Triangle"

This was spotted on the Oslo airport wall... Is this a pattern?
If so, what is it? (I can't figure it out...)