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Recreational Problems Using Mathematics: Lesson 3.5 Ged 102 Mathematics in The Modern World

This document discusses using mathematics in recreational games and puzzles. It provides 3 examples of puzzles that involve mathematical concepts: 1) Connecting 9 dots with 4 straight lines without lifting pencil from paper. 2) Counting the number of squares in a figure using the concept of "n by n" squares. 3) Filling in a 3x3 magic square grid so the sums of each row, column and diagonal equal 15. The document emphasizes that these puzzles help develop critical thinking and understanding of numbers and mathematical strategies.

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Recreational Problems Using Mathematics: Lesson 3.5 Ged 102 Mathematics in The Modern World

This document discusses using mathematics in recreational games and puzzles. It provides 3 examples of puzzles that involve mathematical concepts: 1) Connecting 9 dots with 4 straight lines without lifting pencil from paper. 2) Counting the number of squares in a figure using the concept of "n by n" squares. 3) Filling in a 3x3 magic square grid so the sums of each row, column and diagonal equal 15. The document emphasizes that these puzzles help develop critical thinking and understanding of numbers and mathematical strategies.

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RECREATIONAL PROBLEMS USING

MATHEMATICS

Lesson 3.5
Ged 102
Mathematics in The Modern World
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• Demonstrate appreciation of recreational games
using the concept of mathematics.
• 2. Show student’s interest in a mathematical
games by solving
• Mathematical games.
• 3. Develop a sense of correct thinking to finish the
game successfully.
INTRODUCTION

Puzzle, number games and mathematical riddles are


some exciting games that we can solve or play. There are
very essential most especially for the students in order to
develop their critical thinking, enhance students’
computational work, deepen understanding with numbers
and use different strategies and style of techniques
through recreational games.
In this new modern day, there are a lot of games that
you may encounter not only in social media but also in
different internet site. Games are now easily
downloaded and we can play this game on our palm
hand. At the same time, person or persons that has
high skills and knowledge in mathematics are those
persons who could solve problems or games in
mathematics easily.
DISCUSSION
Now-a-days, there are a lot of recreational games that we
could play whether it is an online or an offline games.
Sometimes, we call this game as brain booster since our
mind needs a lot of correct thinking on how to deal with
the games and finish the game successfully.
In this lesson, there would be an illustrative example that
the students may look into on how to deal with a game
using mathematical concept.
1. With the use of pencil or pen, connect by means of a
line the nine dots (see figure below) without lifting a
pen and re-tracing the line.
To begin, you may think that it is easy for you to
connect these nine dots by means of a line with the use
of your pen or pencil with lifting the pen and re-tracing
the line. On your first attempt, it could be like this.

But as you can see, there is one dot left which is


disconnected.
Trying for the second time, perhaps your
presentation may looks like this.

But still, there are dots which are disconnected.


Let us use the technique called “think outside the box
strategy” and for sure we can solve the puzzle. With
this, we could extend the line or lines to connect the
dots just like this one below.
2. How many squares could you find at the picture below?

Some students would count manually the number of squares


on the figure above. It is very tedious on the part of the
student and it is prone to error. You cannot get the answer
correctly at once if manually counting would be done. Not
unless if you are very lucky to get the correct number of
squares. But if we use the concept of mathematics here, you
could be able to get accurately the total number of squares in
the figure. Remember that a square has an equal sides. Let us
say an “n by n” is a square.
The question is, how many squares are really on the
figure above? First, let us always think that the square has
an equal side. Let us ignore first the squares within the big
square.

On this figure, there are different “nxn” size of a square.


The size of a big square is a 1x1(12). But there is also a
2x2(22) square on it as well as 3x3 and a 4x4 square. So,
how many squares are there. .
If we look at the mathematical concept and we want to
know the number of square, we need to add the
different sizes of the squares such as;
12+22+32+42=1+ 4+9+16= 30squares
Now, let us take a look on the squares within the big
square.
If you want to know the number of squares are there,
let us use the upper selected square. The number of
squares on the upper part would be;
12+22=1+ 4=5squares
The same as the selected square below, that is;
12+22=1+ 4=5 squares
Hence the total number of squares on the given figure
is
30+5+ 5=40squares.
3. A 3x3 grid table is given below. Filled out each cell
of a digit from 1–9 except 5 since it is already given and
without repetition where the sum of horizontal, vertical
and diagonal are all equal to15.

There are several ways to present the 3x3 grid table


magic square number. First thing that you’re going to do
is just to add all digits from 1 to 9 giving a sum of 45.
In a 3x3squarenumber, you have to add three numbers
again and again hence it will give an average that the sum
of three number is 15, i.e. 45/3=15.
This number15 is what we called the magic number of a
3x3 square number where when you add three numbers
horizontally, vertically and diagonally will give us a sum of
15. To achieve this, the number 5 should be placed in
the middle part of a 3x3 square number just like in the
given figure above. You can also achieve 15, if you add
the middle number 5 three times.
You can reduce 15 in a sum of three sum m and s eight
times:

The odd numbers 1, 3, 7, and 9 occur twice in the


reductions, the even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 three times and
the number 5 once. Therefore you have to place number
5 in the middle of the magic 3x3 square.
The remaining odd numbers have to be in the middles
of a side and the even numbers at the corners.
Under these circumstances there are eight possibilities
building a square and two of these are presented below.
4. The figure below is arranged using 16 matchsticks to
form 5 squares.
Rearrange exactly 2 of the match sticks to form 4
squares of the same size, without leaving any stray match
sticks.

Solution:
Thank you for listening…

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