By the end of this course you will know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem. It is useful for determining the dimensions of some solid shapes. You will also study Integers and Measurement. When you are confident in your work I want you to consider this unsolved math problem known as the Integer Brick (or Euler's Brick):
See here for a fuller explanation http://www.durangobill.com/IntegerBrick.html. There is no youtube video for this. It's an obscure issue that very few people explore.
Please know that great mathematicians have pondered the Integer Brick. No solution has been found to date. As it happens, a person such as yourself who is new to the topic is sometimes capable of "thinking outside the box" and ends up with the right answer. It's happened before...
"Is it possible to construct a rectangular solid such that the dimensions of all sides and all diagonals including the interior diagonal through the center are integers?"
See here for a fuller explanation http://www.durangobill.com/IntegerBrick.html. There is no youtube video for this. It's an obscure issue that very few people explore.
Please know that great mathematicians have pondered the Integer Brick. No solution has been found to date. As it happens, a person such as yourself who is new to the topic is sometimes capable of "thinking outside the box" and ends up with the right answer. It's happened before...
A 16-year-old Indian origin schoolboy in Germany has managed to crack puzzles that baffled the world of maths for more than 350 years...
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