August 2014: Irony, Magic, and a Day at the Beach

(from August 27, 2014)

"I-rony"

I imagine Ari will get the right answer!


 (from August 24, 2014)

Sequence Riddle:

 
(from August 21, 2014)

"Magic Act"

 
"The Great Hugh Deeny"

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(from August 17, 2014)

"Find the Area (puzzle)"

Can you figure out this math riddle?

When I phone aunt & uncle, I reach Las Vegas.
Or, when I dial wife + son, I get New York.
If I dial niece & baby, what area do I get?

 
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(from August 13, 2014)

"Sands of Time"

Harry Conick Jr. and the balance of figures spend an Hour @ Glasse Beach!



(from August 5, 2014)

"Sense of Percents"

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(from August 3, 2014)

"Linear Equation Shift"

One minute math question: If you shifted the line y = 3x + 6 five units to the right, what would the new linear equation be?


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July 2014: Sons of Anarchy, Numb3rs, Studio 54, Stanley and Livingstone, Yogi Berra

(from July 31, 2014)

"The Academic Sons of Anarchy"

A Math Club...



(from July 26, 2014)

"A Clock Question"

Currently, it is 3:30pm. Within the next hour, at what time -- to the nearest second -- will the minute hand lie on top of the hour hand?

Solutions and more math puzzles in the spare parts section of mathplane.com




(from July 24, 2014)

"Television Time"

(from July 17, 2014)

"Yankee Great"

Learning math from Yogi Berra!




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(from July 11, 2014)

"Log Rhythm"

A night at the math disco....


(from July 3, 2014)

"Math Mission"

Henry Stanley and David Livingstone...




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June 2014: Graduation, Always/Sometimes/Never, Charlie's Angels, Points, and Oscar the dog

(from June 26, 2014)

"View Points"

A look at (decimal) points, dots, and periods...


(from June 18, 2014)

"Charlie's Angles"

 
  A math course that attracts 'model' students.



(from June 11, 2014)

"Parent Functions" 

 

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(from June 10, 2014)

"Oscar the Dog takes a walk.."

Oscar the dog leaves home and walks 8 miles due East. Then, he turns and walks another 8 miles Northeast. And, then, he turns and walks due East 8 miles more.

How far from home is Oscar the dog?

SOLUTION and more geometry questions... 

 (from June 4, 2014)

"Always, Sometimes, Never"

 

 

May 2014: The Wright Brothers, Napolean, Jack Daniels, Taken, area, and a pool hall

(from May 29, 2014)

"Euclid's Fun and Games"

Many shapes have a different point of view... 



(from May 25, 2014)

"Shaded Area Question" 

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 (from May 20, 2014)

"Getting it Wright" 

  T    rig  B others     many (help wanted)


(from May 15, 2014)

"Napoleon Complex Number" 

 Napoleon teaches Algebra Deux




(from May 13, 2014)



A parabola goes through the points (-3, 10) (-1, -1) and (1, 4).
Can you determine the (quadratic) equation of this parabola?

 Solution and other matrix problems are here.






(from May 9, 2014)

"Taken"

 

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(from May 1, 2014)

"Jack Daniel"

Old No. 7... That's the Spirit!

April 2014: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Descartes, Taxes, and NASA

(from April 29, 2014)

"Right Triangle Bisector question"

AC = 9
What is h?

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(from April 23, 2014)

"Raiders of the Lost Arc"

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(from April 17, 2014)

 "Rene and Emily"

"I think, the 4i, Em..."


(from April 15, 2014)

"Tax Figures"

 
Is this bad form?


(from April 9, 2014)

"Seating Arrangement" 


Our 10-person math club is meeting for dinner at a restaurant. (Unfortunately, the club has 2 members that I do not like.). The restaurant has round tables that seat exactly 10 people. 
If I show up last, what is the probability that the remaining seat is next to someone I don't like?

 
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in the spare parts section



(from April 6, 2014)

 "NASA"

Mission Impossible

 

March 2014: Birthdays, Survivor, Baking a pi, and the ice cream man

(from March 26, 2014)

"Odd Jobs"

7 does some freelance work...



(from March 21, 2014)

"Survivor"

The Odd one gets voted off the island first!




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(from March 17, 2014)

"Discount on a new shirt"

A department store is having a 30% off sale on all shirts. I find one that I like, so I go to the cashier and pay $25. He gives me $2.67 in change, and then I leave with my new rainbow shirt.

If sales tax is 10% of the final purchase price, what was the original (retail) price of the shirt?

Go here for the SOLUTION and more pre-algebra word problems



 (from Pi Day, 2014)

"Mixing it up"

 
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(from March 11, 2014)

"Pythagorean Theorem and Perimeter"

 Quick math question: What is the perimeter of the triangle?

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(from March 6, 2014)

"Ice Cream Man"

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(from March 2, 2014)

"Right Triangle Area Question"

What is the total (green) area inside the 2 triangles?

Read here for the solution.

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February 2014: Roman History, Lottery, the Olympics, and romance

(from February 27, 2014)

"Math Comic CXXVII"

Caesar and an unruly class....


(from February 25, 2014)

Semi-circles and Perimeter"

Points M and P are the centers of the semi-circles.
What is the perimeter of the figure?

SOLUTION and more geometry questions







(February 20, 2014)

"Lottery"

It's a dream come true!






(February 18, 2014)

"Olympic Rings and Minor Arcs"

How many different minor arcs can you spot in the rings?

(NOTE:  the intersection of two rings creates a potential endpoint of an arc)

SOLUTION and more math questions







(From February 14, 2014)

"Math Romance"

A Valentine's Flower that lasts forever ... 

Make your own flower using the TI-Nspire with these directions...







(from February 8, 2014)

"Synchronized Swimming"

Chasing Olympic Dreams...





(From February 1, 2014)

How is your calculus, trigonometry, and algebra?

Step by step SOLUTION and more calculus questions at mathplane.com