Mathematics Faculty

From the Co-ordinator of Mathematics

'Numbers' Problem #8

You can not hate, Numbers Problem #8

Please send through your solutions to maths@tphs.nsw.edu.au.

Solution to Numbers Problem #7 

Here is a list of the different ways to solve this problem:

Number Fact about 8

Interesting number fact about the number 8, it can be found naturally all over the world, as it’s a Fibonacci number. The sixth number in the Fibonacci sequence, eight, is the only number in this sequence (other than the number one) that is a perfect cube (2³).   

Mathematics 'Problem of the Week'

GREEN PROBLEM - Week 6:  A rectangle has an area of 72 square centimetres and the length is twice the width.

What is the perimeter, in centimetres, of the rectangle?

RED PROBLEM - Week 6:  Place the digits: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9,  in a different spot each to make this multiplication true:  6 _ _ _ x 3 = _ 0 _ _ 4