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An application of Pythagoras' theorem |
1996-04-09 |
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Mike pose la question : We'd like to know what practical applications there may be for the Pythagorean theorem. Penny Nom and Maxine Stinka lui répond. |
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Area of an annulus |
1996-04-04 |
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Ryan Levering pose la question : What is the area of this annulus? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Area=Perimeter |
1996-04-02 |
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Jason Pelowski pose la question : When will the area and the perimeter of a right triangle be numerically equal? Penny Nom and Maxine Stinka lui répond. |
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Square roots |
1996-03-16 |
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Terry King and John pose la question : We are just curious about how to manually calculate square roots. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The impossible problem |
1996-03-15 |
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Shaun Reynolds and Jacob Hiatt pose la question : How do you solve (the 6th root of x)+4=3? Penny Nom and Maxine Stinka lui répond. |
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Cardano's method |
1996-03-11 |
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Mike Gorski pose la question : What is Cardano's method for finding the roots of a cubic equation? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Grade nine problem solving |
1996-03-11 |
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Azmat Hussain pose la question : Can math problems be actually fun and engaging? Diane Hanson lui répond. |
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A trig identity |
1996-03-11 |
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Azmat Hussain pose la question : Is there an easier/another way to prove the trig identity cos(a+b) = cos(a)cos(b)-sin(a)sin(b)? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Pronunciation |
1996-03-05 |
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Todd Stienhauser pose la question : Is 123.4 pronounced "one hundred and twenty three and four tenths"or "one hundred twenty three and four tenths"? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Exponents |
1996-02-25 |
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Eric Cote pose la question : I want to know why the grade six math books tell you that the little number at the top right of another number (exponent) is called the power, but the grade seven and up books tell you it's called the exponent? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Algorithms for roots |
1996-02-22 |
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Charles Hewitt pose la question : I have seen an algorithm for finding the square root of numbers. Are there similar such algorithms for higher roots? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Prime numbers |
1996-02-22 |
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Charles Hewitt pose la question : I would apprecaite it if you could share with me any algorithm to determine whether a number is prime. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Queue length |
1996-02-22 |
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Frank Fronhofer II pose la question : How long is the toll booth queue? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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e^(i*pi) = -1 |
1996-02-19 |
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Matt Schneider pose la question : Why is e^(i*pi) = -1? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Pascal's Triangle |
1996-02-19 |
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Richard pose la question : Do you know of any resources that might help us make use of the numeric relationships in Pascal's triangle on a fairly simple basis? Denis Hanson lui répond. |
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