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A cable around the Earth |
2014-03-13 |
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From fikile:
By how much must an equatorial cable be extended in order that it runs 1meter above the ground?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Probability |
2009-09-27 |
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From Ed:
My mother died 3 years to the day after her daughter died. what are the odds of that happening by chance? thanks
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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The Pythagorean theorem |
2009-06-24 |
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From supreet:
What are some real-world applications of the Pythagorean theorem?
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How are the Pythagorean theorem and the distance formula related?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Real World Applications of Mathematical Skills |
2009-06-08 |
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From Kathy:
I am teaching a student who is on the life skills program and is at the stage 2 level for maths but is in year 9 (stage 3). I am looking for maths lessons that will help her in life. Like maths in shopping, maths in fashion, maths in the home etc. Your help in finding lesson plans is urgently needed.
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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Rectangular prisms |
2009-05-01 |
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From deborah:
Could you please tell me some examples of different objects in the real world of rectangular prisms?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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A string around the world |
2008-08-18 |
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From Terry:
I heard this on T.V. and was wondering if it was true. Place a string around
the world, you would need 25,000 miles of string. If you raised the string
off of the ground by 1 foot all the way around. How much more string
would you need?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Where do you use trigonometry? |
2007-08-21 |
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From jenny:
where do you use trigonometry besides architecture and engineering?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Parabolas in the real world |
2007-05-18 |
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From Katherine:
Hi, my name is Katherine, and my mean old math teacher just assigned us a test in which
we have to write two examples of how parabolas are used in the real world, each one page
single spaced, size 12!! I know you have already answered some questions like this, but
I still don't understand the whole baseball thing, and any other way parabolas are used.
And how I can write a whole page on it. But that's my problem, not yours, I just need help
with a little explanation on how parabolas are actually used today. I know this might be kind
of confusing for you, but imagine how it is for me!!
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The law of cosines in the real world |
2001-02-21 |
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From Hope:
Do you have any examles and/or labs that show how the law of cosines is used in the real world?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Where will we use this in the real world? |
2000-10-11 |
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From Jane Ann Musgrove:
As a teacher of mathematics, I am always asked "Where will we use this in the real world?". I am seeking ideas/sites via the internet where students can find answers to this type of question. Can you help me? To be more specific, right now I am interested in finding careers where the employees would use the concepts of "Radicals", "Matrices", and "Logarithms". This information will be used by students to make presentations to the class on their findings from internet searches.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Resources for real-world math activities |
1999-03-26 |
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From Kate O'Brien:
Where is there a collection of math acitivities or projects to use in high school Algebra I, Algebra II, or Trigonometry that tie concepts to real-world careers?
Answered by Jack LeSage. |
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