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By Tom Smith
Piano mover's problem
Can you move a piano round a particular corner?  

Tags: piano-problem, ladder-problem

By Tom Smith
Piano Moving 2
First look at Piano Moving Seeing multiple positions of the piano at once makes the problem easier. Next look at Piano Moving 3

Tags: piano-problem, ladder-problem

By Tom Smith
Piano moving 3
First look at Piano Moving and Piano Moving 2 We invert the problem and ask what size corners a specific piano can only just fit round.

Tags: piano-problem, ladder-problem

By Aidan Wenzel
Sliding Ladder Problem
One of the first calculus class problems is the sliding ladder. In this problem, a ladder is resting against a wall when, all of a sudden, it starts sliding down! In this problem you're solving for dx/dt or the rate at which the point B is moving away from the wall (point C). Input constraints: -The rate of slide must be negative for the ladder to slide down -The initial height of the ladder must be less than the ladders length

Tags: Ladder, Calculus, Derivatives, Pythagorean-Theorem

By Irina Lyublinskaya
Application of The Mean Value Theorem to problem solving
If f(2) = -2 and f'(x) >=2 for 2<=x<=6, how small can f(6) possibly be?

Tags: calculus

By Irina Lyublinskaya
Application of The Mean Value Theorem to problem solving
Given function f(x) = (x+1)/(x-1). Show that there is no such c that f(3) = f'(c)(3-0). Why does this not contradict the Mean Value Theorem?

Tags: calculus

By Irina Lyublinskaya
Application of The Mean Value Theorem to problem solving
Given function f(x) = arctan (1-x) on the interval [0, 1].

Tags: calculus

By Tom Laidlaw
The Goat and the Silo
A solution to the goat and silo puzzle with a rope longer than pi * R

Tags: Goat-and-silo-problem, involute-of-a-circle

By Phil Todd
September Problem
The radii of the small circles add up to that of the large circle. Why?

Tags: incircle, triangle


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