![]() Further investigation can come in a variety of forms. It mightn’t, but you can not be certain without some further investigation. Just because you evaluate a limit and you obtain something that doesn’t exist does not mean your limit does not exist. This is one of the biggest mistakes I see students consistently make. The digits are all different and the difference between the first two digits equals the difference between the last two digits.Īctually, in the film the host of the quiz is interrupted by a contestant with the answer before he completes this question, but it seems pretty safe to assume the question above is correct.Īnd so we conclude that the limit doesn’t exist, just like they said in the movie, right? No! Question 2 Find an odd three digit number whose digits add up to 12. Question 1 Twice the larger of two numbers is three more than five times the smaller and the sum of four times the larger and three times the smaller is 71. I give my solutions a little further down. Below are the three questions asked to the contestants if you would like to try them yourself. There seems no better place to start than with mean girls. I thought it would be an enjoyable project to look into these appearances in movies and question whether they do make sense and, if so, what do they mean. Quite often in movies when some sort of math, or any other science, is used, some random equation is thrown in to sound and look the part, even when it has no relevance to the topic being discussed. ![]() ![]() We hear three of the questions the contestants are challenged with, after which my partner turned to me and asked if any of them made any sense. For those unfamiliar, near the end of the film, the lead character is involved in a math competition in which two teams face off to answer questions for the state championship. Mathlete in mean girls movie#A Mathematician at the Movies: Mean GirlsĪ few nights ago my partner had me sit down and watch the movie “Mean Girls” with her. ![]()
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