Adventures in problem-solving : a math olympiad problem... and a few cousins
Shirali, Shailesh (2017) Adventures in problem-solving : a math olympiad problem... and a few cousins. At Right Angles, 6 (2). pp. 101-105.
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Abstract
In this edition of Adventures in Problem Solving, we study in detail a problem which first appeared in the 1987 USA Mathematics Olympiad. However, we adopt a different strategy this time. Faced with the given problem which looks quite challenging, we tweak it in different ways and obtain related problems which are simpler than the original one. Solving this collection of problems turns out to be a fun activity and demonstrates yet one more time the importance and utility of quadratic functions and quadratic equations.
| Item Type: | Articles in APF Magazines | ||
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| Authors: | Shirali, Shailesh | ||
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| Subjects: | Natural Sciences Natural Sciences > Mathematics |
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| Divisions: | Azim Premji University > University Publications > At Right Angles | ||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||
| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1385 | ||
| Publisher URL: | http://apfstatic.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-... |
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