Everyone Got This SAT Math Question Wrong
Problem: Circle A has 1/3 the radius of circle B, and circle A rolls one trip around circle B. How many times will circle A revolve in total?
1982 SAT Question
In the figure above, the radius of circle A is one third the radius of circle B. Starting from position shown in figure, circle A rolls around circle B. At the end of how many revolutions of circle A will the center of circle A first reach its starting point?
(a) 3/2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 9/2
(e) 9
Blog post summary: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2015/07/05/everyone-got-this-sat-math-question-wrong-can-you-solve-it-sunday-puzzle/#.VZmO9flVhBc
Sources:
http://www.donaldsauter.com/rolling-circles.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/25/us/error-found-in-sat-question.html
Also see the Coin Rotation Paradox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_rotation_paradox
Update: some people have made really cool interactive worksheets at Geogebra. You should check these out!
Rolling Circles: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/787131
Rolling coin paradox: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/112822
A question about a rolling circle: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/107691
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1982 SAT Question
In the figure above, the radius of circle A is one third the radius of circle B. Starting from position shown in figure, circle A rolls around circle B. At the end of how many revolutions of circle A will the center of circle A first reach its starting point?
(a) 3/2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 9/2
(e) 9
Blog post summary: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2015/07/05/everyone-got-this-sat-math-question-wrong-can-you-solve-it-sunday-puzzle/#.VZmO9flVhBc
Sources:
http://www.donaldsauter.com/rolling-circles.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/25/us/error-found-in-sat-question.html
Also see the Coin Rotation Paradox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_rotation_paradox
Update: some people have made really cool interactive worksheets at Geogebra. You should check these out!
Rolling Circles: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/787131
Rolling coin paradox: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/112822
A question about a rolling circle: http://tube.geogebra.org/m/107691
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"Math Puzzles Volume 1" features classic brain teasers and riddles with complete solutions for problems in counting, geometry, probability, and game theory. Volume 1 is rated 4.4/5 stars on 13 reviews.
http://amzn.to/1GhUUSH
"Math Puzzles Volume 2" is a sequel book with more great problems. (rated 4.3/5 stars on 4 reviews)
http://amzn.to/1NKbyCs
"Math Puzzles Volume 3" is the third in the series. (rated 3.8/5 stars on 5 reviews)
http://amzn.to/1NKbGlp
"40 Paradoxes in Logic, Probability, and Game Theory" contains thought-provoking and counter-intuitive results. (rated 4.3/5 stars on 12 reviews)
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"The Best Mental Math Tricks" teaches how you can look like a math genius by solving problems in your head (rated 4.7/5 stars on 4 reviews)
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"Multiply Numbers By Drawing Lines" This book is a reference guide for my video that has over 1 million views on a geometric method to multiply numbers. (rated 5/5 stars on 3 reviews)
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