Math Team

What is the Math Team?
The John Jay Math Team is an organization of students seeking to gain significant experience in solving challenging math problems while competing against other schools within the local area. Students from John Jay compete as 3 teams in mathematical competition as a part of the DUSO Math League, which includes about 40 schools.

When and where are the meetings?
The meetings are in Room 139 at John Jay, Ketcham, or Arlington. The meetings are held once a month. There will be refreshments.

How can I join?
You can by showing up at a meeting. Everyone is welcome, and remember that you can improve your ability in mathematics by simply participating in the competitions.

What did the Club do this year?
The team is among the top teams in the sections and plan to attend the sectional meet at the end of the season.

Upcoming Events:
The last meet is to be announced, in February 2005.

Advisor:
Mrs. Sobrin

Sample Problems:

1) A cylindrical water tank 24 feet high is completely filled with 41,472 gallons of water. A leak developed and before it was discovered and stopped, the water level dropped 5 feet. How many gallons of water remained in the tank?

2) Circle O has radius 13. Fixed point A is 12 units from the center of circle O. How many whole number lengths are possible for a chord of circle O which also passes through fixed point A?

3) A triangle with integral length sides has perimeter 10. Find the greatest possible area of the triangle in simplest form.

4) The lengths of the three altitudes of a right triangle are 12, 15, and 20. What is the hypotenuse of the triangle?

5) ABCD is a parallelogram. Point E is on AC such that BE intersects CD at F and AD at G. Find the length of BE, if the lengths of EF and FG are 7 and 21 respectively.

Think you can answer these questions? Maybe you should think about joining the John Jay Math Team!

By: Anthony Bisogne