- What Is My Dimension? - Leigh Nataro
Trig/Calc, difficulty level 4. Find the fractal dimension of the Koch curve.
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- What's My Angle? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. Given line AE, point C between A and E, ray CB perpendicular to line AE, and point D on the same side of AE as point B. If CD equals DE and angle CDE is x degrees, what is the angle measure of angle BCD?
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- What's My Angle? - Terry Trotter
Algebra, difficulty level 3. Using concepts of vertical angles and supplementary angles, solve two quadratic expressions to find the measure of a given angle.
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- What's This Polygon? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 4. Triangle PQR is inscribed in a circle. If PR is a side of a 21-sided inscribed regular polygon, PQ is a side of a 28-sided incribed regular polygon, and QR is a side of an n-sided inscribed regular polyon, find a possible
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- Which Pizza? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. Which is a better deal - a 16" diameter pizza for $11 or a 10" diameter pizza for $7?
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- Who Wants to be an Archery Champion? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. To determine the winner, calculate the "string length" for each of two archery rounds.
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- Why Does This Construction Work? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 3. Explain why Desmond's construction works.
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- World Series Snafu? - Annie Fetter
Geometry, difficulty level 2. Determine what's wrong with the "official" dimensions of "home plate" in baseball.
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