Archive for September, 2009

Does anyone have a good mental oral starter for year 5 involving area and perimeter?

I need to to a MOS with my year 5 class about area and perimeter. Does anyone have any good games or activities?
Photocopy a set of ‘flip flaps’ – large rectangles. Get the children to fold them in order to show different areas (eg ’show me 10 square centimetres’, now show me 4′). Then repeat [...]

What is the "North Atlantic Area" mean as used in the context of the North Atlantic Treaty?

I am not looking for personal opinions but actual definitions from a qualified source, especially if it is defined by some NATO official or the like. My question is basically this: Where does NATO promote peace and stability? The preamble reads: “They [ the parties of this treaty] seek to promote stability and well-being in [...]

How many Vegan restaurants are in the Austin, Texas area, Major Applewhite came to my school and wants….?

Me to play for them? Is that a good vegan area? Eating meat is immoral I can not and will not be surrounding by meat eating hate mongers.
Probably many. Austin is one of the gayest cities in America. Think San Francisco with an accent!

How do you find the radius of a circle if you know the radian and area of a sector?

I need the radius of this circle.
Area of sector: A= 2ft^
Central angle: theta=1/3radians
The area is 1/2 r^2 theta = 1/6 r^2 = 2
r^2 = 12
r = sqrt12 = 3.464

Vertices of triangle are determined by the intersections of the x-axis,y=x,4x+5y=15.What is the area triangle?

The Vertices of a triangle are determined by the intersections of the x-axis,y=x,4x+5y=15.What is the area of this triangle?
see worked solution at flickr address below

How to prove the area formula for a piece of a circle?

I have a really tough question on my homework, any help is appreciated.
What could I do to mathematically prove that the area of any sector of a circle with central angle ‘@’ is A=1/2@r^2 (@ is the measure of the center angle in radians, r is radius, 1/2 is one half). It’s a basic formula, [...]

What is a good website that shows formulas for surface area and volume of figures?

My exams are near and I need extra review. Please tell me a good website that shows the formulas for surface area and volume of figures. Please only answer a site if you have been there and used it. Thanks! 10 points to the one who gives the best site
formulas for surface area of figures
http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/surfareas.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_(geometry)
formulas [...]

Why no area map of the crashed/missing Air France 447 flight ?

I cannot find one single area map in any reports on Air France 447.
Can someone please post a link of a map showing where the debris was found and the 2 bodies ? Fast 10 points
They seem not to want to show a map of the reported area or maybe Iam just not looking at [...]

Romantic stays in blue mountains area?

Me & gfs 2 yr anniversary coming up soon. Thinking Blue mountain or sydney for a romantic get away. Thought for cost of staying in Sydney and doing a few activities, We could stay in Blue mountains and do alot of activities & stay a night or 2 longer. Does anybody no any romantics stays [...]

What areas in Manhattan are best for young professionals?

I will be graduating in may and plan to get a entry level business position in manhattan. What are some good areas for a 21-year old that are not terribly expensive?
Forget Manhattan, its too expensive to rent an apartment there. Consider renting an apartment in Astoria, Queens.
Good luck
Native New Yorker