Mathematics and Multimedia

Math Puzzle: Where is The Missing Square?

Guillermo Bautista — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:52:50 +0000

If you have already found answer to the missing area puzzle, you might want to try the mysterious missing square below. The largest triangle in the first figure is made up of two smaller triangles and two L-shaped polygons. The … Continue reading →

Math Puzzle: Where is the Missing Area?

Guillermo Bautista — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:38:03 +0000

The square below is made up of two triangles and two trapezoids. The dimensions of the square is by , which means that the area is square units. The same polygons above are used to create the rectangle below. The … Continue reading →

Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival 25

Guillermo Bautista — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:03:50 +0000

The 25th edition of the Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival is now live at White Group Mathematics. The next edition of the Math and Multimedia Carnival is now accepting entries. You may submit your entries here on or before June 27, … Continue reading →

The Mathematics of Perspective Drawing

Guillermo Bautista — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13:01 +0000

Painters use different techniques to create realistic paintings. Vincent Van Gogh’s Flower Beds in Holland is one of the examples of such. Given the right distance, you would mistake it for a faded photograph. But how do painters put so … Continue reading →

How to Write Math Symbols in Facebook

Guillermo Bautista — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:37:03 +0000

If you are a Facebook user , you are probably wondering how to create math symbols on your wall. Well, there are a few symbols that you can create using the Alternate key on your keyboard, below are some of … Continue reading →

Gambling Mathematics: Why Will The Casino Win in the Long Run

Guillermo Bautista — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:07:56 +0000

Gambling in a casino and winning once or twice might hook you, but if you play often, there is a very small chance that you would win. Why? Because the games are mathematically designed for the casino to win. To … Continue reading →

Large Roman Numerals From 1000 to 499 Million

Guillermo Bautista — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:59:16 +0000

In the previous post, I have presented to you a free Roman numeral converter. In this post, I have prepared ’reference numbers’, large numbers that will be helpful in writing large Roman numerals. See if you can use these numbers … Continue reading →

Convert Large Numbers To Roman Numerals

Guillermo Bautista — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:08:08 +0000

If you want to convert large numbers to Roman Numerals, try visiting Forbrains. Forbrains has a free Roman Numeral coverter that us capable of coverting numbers (base 10) up to 500 million. The tool is very simple to use. … Continue reading →

A Math Student’s Funny Answers to Non Math Questions

Guillermo Bautista — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:18:41 +0000

A student taking up mathematics answered a series of non-mathematics questions and got a grade of 0. If you are his mathematics teacher who would check the test paper, would you have given him the same mark? Below are the … Continue reading →

The Mathematician and the Three Lost Men

Guillermo Bautista — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000

Three men are in a hot-air balloon. Soon, they find themselves lost in a canyon somewhere. One of the three men says, “I’ve got an idea. We can call for help in this canyon and the echo will carry our … Continue reading →