Sunday, March 28, 2010

Cayley Math Contest



The math contest that we did a few weeks ago wasn't a very good experience for me. Although it was a good learning opportunity to learn new problem solving skills, I did not enjoy it. I don't particularly like doing these math contests because you can't study for them and so it is often difficult for me. Despite this, there were some questions that I liked because I was able to use the knowledge I had to solve them. One question in particular was q.6. To solve this question first you write an equation 3x+6x+x = 180
, 10x= 180
x/10=180/10
x= 18
now that we know x= 18 you have to use times it by 3 and 6 to
find the other angles
so angle P= 3x= 3 x 18= 54
angle Q= 6x= 6 x 18= 108
then check, 54+108+18= 180

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