FAMILY MATHS ———Sot_ FAMILY MATHS The Newsletter of the Po je Family Maths Network, New Zealand North Shore City, N.Z. PhiFax 9 445 8312 No 3. Term 3 1996 KA AE BEL AG PKA APPETISER| Can you draw the 5 interlocking rings of the Olympic Flag in the A light fare ta whet your appetite coréct colours? Use these clues to help you. the black ring touches the two other rings.. the red ring is to the right, either on the same level or diagonally, of the yellow ring. the green ring, whi of the red ring. +.uthe blue and green rings are not on the same level... the yellow ring, which is not in the centre, is left of the green ring on the same level... does not touch the blue ring, is to the left ‘Digit Overlap... Ea Now use the digits from 1 to 9 exactly once, d Robust problems to satisfy the filling the nine regions formed by the overlapping mathematically hungry rings as shown by the asterisks ig the diagram. ‘The sum of the numbers in any pair of interlocking rings must be 20. 8 () NY DESSERT Olympic Gymnastics... : A gymnast received the scores below from the five judges in the Delectable morsels to enrich the Olympic competition. Her score for each event was found by mathematical spirit. Computing the average after the high and low scores are thrown out. ‘What was her worst event? Her best event? What was her total score for the day, with all four events combined? Floor: 8.8, 9.3, 8.1, 8.9, 9.5 7.6, 8.2, 8.5, 8.2, 8.9 9.5, 89, 94, 9.5, 9.0 Beam: 8.4, 8.5, 8.4, 7.9, 8.7 Q Family Maths is an educational project supported by: Patron: Auckland Primary Principal's Association Monaco Distributors (Casio) Cognito Software U-BIX Copier Technology Colleges PrinteryWIND 195° Hit, NZ OLYMPIC TEAM 470 YACHTING TRIALS ‘The diagram shows one of the courses sailed by the 470 yachtsmen and ‘women during the recent NZ Olympic Trials, ‘The order in which the marks were rounded was: Start, 1, 4G, 1, 2, 3, Finish. 2 ‘When rounding marks the helmsman needs fo know the compass direction to the next mark. Race Seven was set with the wind direction of 195°. Complete the table showing the bearings to each mark, Direction On the windward legs(sailing into the wind) the yachts could only travel at 45° towards the wind. The dotted line showed one possible route. ‘What are the compass directions for the dotted line in Race 7? Wind direction is not constant for long and the yachties use their compasses to help detect wind ‘shifts’. If the wind “backs? 5° (comes from 190° instead of 195°) while the yacht is sailing along the dotted line X, What will the new compass reading be on the yacht? Finish AtX the yacht is on port tack (left side facing the wind) and in the example above that shift (from 195° to | 190°) would have been beneficial to the yacht at that point as it would be sailing closer towards mark 1 Work out a rule or rules to help the yachties decide whether the shift is beneficial (called lift) or detrimental to their progress (called a knock). Port Explain the rule that a competitor has written above their compass. |Stbd NZ OLYMPIC TEAM LASER YACHTING TRIALS In the laser class the result of the trials to select the Olympic representative was very close. The table below gives the points scored for the top four place getters (in alphabetical order). minus ift plus ‘The scoring system stated that: (@) the lowest score wins Gi) the worst two scores will be discarded (ii) ties shall be broken in favour of the yacht or yachts with the most first places, and, when the tie remains, by the most sécond places, and so on. Who was leading at the start of the final race and who gained selection? Skipper____ Race Number Peter Fox Lake Taupo Yacht Club Roban Lord Yac Hamish Pepper Murraye Bay Sailing Club Danial Shier” |" Marvays Bay Sailing Gib |Seats in the Stand? or Who gets what? The seats in the stands at the main area are to be issued on a country by country basis. ‘The first seat will be given to USA, the second to Russia, the third NZ, fourth France, fifth to Australia and sixth to Portugal. Al light fare to whet your appetite ‘This pattern is to be continued for the whole stand. Which country will receive the 88 seat? The 100m _ Final... Five countries competed in the 100-metre sprint & final at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Use the clues “|? — Robust problems to satisfy the below to work out in which position each country mathematically hungry finished.. 1. U.S.A. crossed the line before Australia and after New Zealand. 2. Kenya crossed the line after Canada, 3. Canada crossed the line after New Zealand and before Australia. 4. U.S.A. crossed the line behind Canada. 5. Australia crossed the line after Kenya,_ oF & ARCHERY Delectable morsels to enrich theAt the Olympic Games, these five countries were the finalists in the Mathematical smitte atchery competition. Each finalist got six shots, Looking atte total "scores, can you figure out where the six shois landed for each Competitor ? The first one is done for you. Canada 206 4 [45 [39 [39 [19 [19 England i92 45 ~~ | w. co | Greece a ae a5 | South Aitica | "35% a5 ‘i Only two bullseyes were scored and the same person got both of them!!!