Math Whiz ... or Math Fizz? Mystery Cache
Math Whiz ... or Math Fizz?
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with the coordinates above. It
might be a bit hard to get on base, however, and I don't recommend
you try that to find this cache. I recommend solving the puzzle
instead.
Since I published a few of my math puzzles, I've had some whining
from those who claim to be "math-challenged." It's easy to claim
that, but how can you prove it? I'm glad you asked: that's what
this puzzle is for.
Are you a math whiz? Or are you a math fizz? Just try to solve the
puzzle below to find out.
Assume: 39 AB.CDE 084 FG.HIJ
A. You have a square, whose smallest side is length 2. (Hint: it's
longest side is length 2 also.) The perimeter is 8. A = area of the
square.
B. An interesting right triangle is the 3-4-5 triangle, which has
the right angle between the side of length 3 and the side of length
4. The area is 6. What is the length of the shortest side? B = 2 *
length of shortest side.
C. An interesting right triangle is the 3-4-5 triangle, which has
the right angle between the side of length 3 and the side of length
4. C = area of the 3-4-5 triangle.
D. Let X = 8. Let Y = 3. Z is the integral of X*X + Y*Y, over the
interval [0,1]. Assuming Z is computable, what is X? Use this value
for D.
E. Assume E*E = 49. What is E?
F. Jack has no potatoes. Jill gives Jack 2 potatoes. Jack shoots 2
potatoes out of his potato gun. How many potatoes does Jack have
now? Use this number for F.
G. A hexagon has 6 sides. A pentagon has 5 sides. How many sides
does a quadilateral have? Use this for G.
H. In the scenario with Jack and Jill above, if Jack decided to
keep the potatoes instead of shoot them with his potato gun, how
many potatoes would he have had? Use this number for H.
I. In binary, the number 101 is equivalent to 5 in decimal. If you
add 1 to 101 in binary, you get 110. What is the decimal equivalent
of 110 binary? Use this number as I.
J. Roger is standing at sea level. (Hint: the altitude = 0.). He
throws a ball straight up, with an initial velocity of 30 meters
per second. Assume the acceleration due to gravity to be 9.81
meters per second squared. What will be the altitude of the ball
when it lands beside Roger? Use this number as J.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
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Note: You can't just think it; you gotta ink it!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pnpur: Qvqa'g jnag vg gb trg zhqql.
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