Saturday Pair: 4 and 38

This group is from 2002.

Problem 4

 

Difficulty: Easy.  Of course, the only thing worse than fractions for the average kid is compound percentages. That little difference.

Problem 38

Difficulty: Fairly difficult for your students.

Standard instructions for this series: No calculator allowed. Express answers in reduced form. Rationalize denominators. Radicals must be reduced. All numbers are base ten unless otherwise specified. Do not approximate radicals or π. Leave such answers as 1025π or √39, for example. Source: UVM Math Contest

answer 04 and answer 38.

The daily Two, from 2002: 1 and 41

Starting a new set!  This group is from 2002.  As with the previous ones, I'll post two at a time so you won't be tempted to work through all 41 at once.  You have to eat, you know.  Just looking out for your basic health.

Problem 1

Difficulty: Easy and fun. I really don't get why students freak out over these simple fraction problems. Okay, I do understand ... not enough practice.  So here's another practice problem.

Problem 41

Difficulty: Until you see it, "What?" When you see it, "D'oh!"
Simple geometry and two nifty trigonometric doodads.


Standard instructions for this series: No calculator allowed. Express answers in reduced form. Rationalize denominators. Radicals must be reduced. All numbers are base ten unless otherwise specified. Do not approximate radicals or π. Leave such answers as 1025π or √39, for example. Source: UVM Math Contest

answer 01 and answer 41.

Delicious pair o'Problems: 18 and 24

Problem 2*3²

Difficulty: easy-ish. A little trigonometric - algebraic manipulation and "Surprise!"

Problem 2³*3

Difficulty: Easy. At least once in every test, in some form or another, the creators work the year into a problem.  This test was for 2007.

Standard instructions for this series: No calculator allowed. Express answers in reduced form. Rationalize denominators. Radicals must be reduced. All numbers are base ten unless otherwise specified. Do not approximate radicals or π. Leave such answers as 1025π or √39, for example. Source: UVM Math Contest

answer 18 and answer 24.

Daily TwoProblems, 12 and 30

Day Twelve

Difficulty: easy-ish. Does your student remember his trig identities?

Problem 30

Difficulty: Medium.

Standard instructions for this series: No calculator allowed. Express answers in reduced form. Rationalize denominators. Radicals must be reduced. All numbers are base ten unless otherwise specified. Do not approximate radicals or π. Leave such answers as 1025π or √39, for example. Source: UVM Math Contest

answer 12 and answer 30.