Title: Application of Mathematics Name Institution Question one Volume of figure one Volume = area * length Length = 7500M Area = area of the outer big rectangle minus the area of the curve and the smaller inner rectangle * Area of the bigger rectangle = height * width =9.6*8 =76.8 M2 * Area under the curve We use the equation y=aX2 and solve for a with x and y coordinates as (3.6, 4.2), as this are the coordinates on the peak of the curve. a=0.3240740741 Our equation is:
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During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped creating a bridge from North America to Eurasia. 35,000 years ago This gave immigrants a chance to migrate over to the “New World”. Humans began to travel to America from Asia 33,000 - 8,000 B.C. This leads to the creation of the earliest civilizations in the Americas. Columbus’s Discovery 1492 He founded a “New World” that led to the colonization of people from Europe in America. The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 This treaty between Spain and Portugal divided
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What Is The What Valentino describes his journey to America to be a miracle, having gone through a dark road which he finally reached the light of. It was because of The Lost Boys Foundation that many lives have been turned around and children have been saved. During the civil war in Sudan in which over 2 million people had died, children were left orphaned; and were living in camps that weren’t run efficiently. Nearly 30,000 children left the camps on a journey to find a place to call home, they faced
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The Absolutely True Diary of Part-Time Indian: a Journey of Hope “There is another world, but it is in this one” (W.B Yeats), this is how Sherman Alexie managed to begin the journey of his eye-opening novel, The Absolutely True Dairy of Part-time Indian. It is a magnificent story of overcoming the obstacles of being an Indian teenager while stepping outside of the reservation world and striving for better opportunities in the world. Junior, who carries the Native American blood in his roots, gives
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to June of 1944 and American troops landing on Omaha Beach also known as D-Day. Once the orders of General George Marshall reach captain John Miller, who is played by Tom Hanks assembles a squad of men and starts their journey to find Private Ryan. Along their way on their journey comes obstacles they start to set out to town. There is various battles which leads to one of Miller soldiers getting injured there is no medical aid around so later on the man dies which begins
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History records the time during the King Phillip’s war as one of the most important times of English-Indian era. It was the time when much bloodshed was spilled and captives were captured on and off the field. The Native Americans held many Englishman, woman and children as captives where Mary Rowlandson, wife of the local minister and her three children, was one of them. She was one of the captive survivors who was snatched from the prosperity and thrown into wilderness. And there
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the crystal merchant and the Alchemist. He also learns many things about himself and the world. Some of these things would be the Soul and Language of the World, Language of God, and how to read omens, but the most important thing he learned on his journey was how personal legends play into people's everyday lives. Through the contrasting views of the crystal merchant and the Alchemist, Coelho introduces two characters who present Santiago with opposite ways of handling the obstacles that come along
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embody servant leadership, and without hesitation, I returned to my trusty improv team, serving as team captain. Christian Youth Theater had become not only an opportunity to revisit my first love, but it also served as an outlet for the start of my journey of
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Literature: Symbolism of a Journey Tracy Locke ENG125 Karen McFarland October 7, 2013 Reading a story, a poem, or a play introduces you to an imaginary world (Clugston, W.R. (2010). When reading literature we must enter the imaginary world; enter the world the author is creating. The story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty in 1941 and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost in 1916 both use the theme of journey to symbolize life decisions. One speaks of a “Path” the other a “Road”
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Malcolm Gladwell book Outliers: The story of success writes about the various direct and indirect factors that lead towards mastery and renown. This book structure as a series of case studies that reach different cultures and different time periods which are related to some theories. According to Gladwell, success does not come simply with the talent, high IQ or personality. Successful individuals often are grateful to the right combination of hard work, community support, and meaningful opportunity
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