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New: 09-09-2014 23:15
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A think-outside-the-box math challenge

Discussion Thread
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=130175



Problem Statement
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4157

1) Using only half a dozen or so simple trig and geometry steps, set up a relation T(DR,DL,OL,DEoverDF,DH)=0 which can be numerically or graphically solved for DH, if given values for the other variables in the problem statement.

2) Using only high-school-freshman math and the 4 basic arithmetic operations (+ - * /), set up a relation A(DR,DL,OL,DEoverDF,DH)=0 which can be numerically or graphically solved for DH, if given values for the other variables in the problem statement.

3) Find an explicit solution DH=f(DR,DL,OL,DEoverDF) which uses only add, subtract, multiply, divide, and square root operations.


Solution1 (Trig & Geometry)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4161

Solution1 Plot
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4162

Solution1 Excel numerical root finder
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4169


Solution2 (Cartesian coordinates)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4158

Solution2 Plot
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4159

Solution2 Excel numerical root finder
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4170


Solution3 explicit solution
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4164

Solution3 Excel numerical root finder
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4172


Plotting and Root Finding with Maxima
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/4171

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