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multiplication, and division are the basics of math and every math operation known to humankind. In one way or another, every equation, graph, and an enormous amount of other things can be broken down into the ABC's of math, the four basic operations.…

From one square, the queen can attack anywhere around it in a straight line without skipping squares (as the diagram illustrates on the right). The squares where the arrow cuts through are the ones the queen can attack and the queen can carry…

is a number that is a multiple of i in which i is defined by the property of i squared equals -1. This is puzzling to most people, because it is hard to imagine any number having a negative square. The result: it is tempting to believe that i…

BestBikes Ltd. designs, produces and markets a wide variety of bicycles. Currently it is evaluating two new product proposals that have reached the final planning stage, namely a road- and mountain bike. BestBikes Ltd. can only produce one…

in January of 1912 to a meager family. His father, Vitalij Kantorovich, died when Leonid was only 10 years old leaving his mother, Polina, to raise a child herself. Leonid grew up during violent times in Russia. During the Bolshevik Revolution of…

out even some of the easiest calculations. You may wonder what the people did when there was no calculator. Well, in India there was Vedic Mathematics. It originated from the Vedas of Hindu. I am going to illustrate some examples of how Vedic…

I wear a pedometer, (as well as my sneakers) and set off. The distance (AB) is 100 meter. I come to a place where my pedometer shows 50. "Half of the way", I think and keep going, roughly estimating the remained distance: I'm going to walk half of the…

coursework was on driving tests. The information is in table form. The table ahs 6 headings; "¨Gender "¨Number of 1 hour lessons "¨Number of minor mistakes "¨Instructor "¨Day "¨Time From this spreadsheet I was able to find the average Number…

and circumference of a circle. It is a formula that is over four thousand years old, and was first used by the Babylonians and Egyptians. Babylonians calculated pi to be 3.125, while the Egyptians calculated it at 3.160484, which is more harder to…

to write linear functions. They are slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard form. There are certain situations where it is better to use one way than another to solve a problem. It is important to understand and comprehend the mechanics of these three…