A road for every wheel

• Autores: Douglas Wilcock, Ron Lancaster (ed. lit.), Brigitte Bentele (ed. lit.)
• Localización: Mathematics teacher, ISSN-e 2330-0582, ISSN 0025-5769, Vol. 106, Nº 4, 2012, págs. 254-259
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Students analyze a photograph to solve mathematical questions related to the images captured in the photograph. This month, the mathematics involved in a tricycle with square wheels is explored. Arc length, special right triangles, right-triangle trigonometry, and the law of cosines are all involved.