My nephew, Mitch, loves to run competitively, like cross country races, marathons, or whatever. Recently, he competed in a special for-charity race in a small Kansas town near where he lives: the Midtown City Marathon. On this occasion, he paced himself in the following way: he ran the first 50% of the distance at his [...]
Cassie and her big brother, Charlie, like right triangles. One day they decided to walk along the legs and hypotenuse of a right triangle, doing so in the following manner. Starting at the same point, Cassie walked 5 kilometers straight north, while Charlie walked 12 kilometers straight east. Then each turned and walked towards each [...]