MYP-4

Investigation

Topic assessed: Surd

Instructions for students Criteria assessed: C & D

 Calculator is allowed
 Attempt all questions
 Must show all working

Real life application of SURDS

Alex and Fred are training for the upcoming TIS sports day. They both go to the ground near to their house
every evening. The running track is in a shape of the rectangle with constant breadth of 2 units all around
shown below. Alex runs on the inner line ABCD of the track 5 times whereas Fred runs on the outer line
EFGH of the track 3 times every evening.

E F
A B
2 cm
Grassy Area

D C
H
Calculate: G

 the outer length and width of the running track.

Outer Length= 3 √3+1+2+2= 3 √3+5

Outer width=2 √3+2+2=2 √3+4

 the area between the inner and the outer path of the track

Inner Path= 2 √3 (3 √3+1)

6x3+2 √3
18 + 2 √3cm2

Outer Path= (3 √3+5) (2 √3+4)

3 √3 (2 √3+4) +5(2 √3 +4)
3x2x √3x √3
6x3+12 √3+10 √3+20
18+12√3+10√3+20
20+18+12√3+10√3
38+22 √3cm2

Final Answer: 38+22 √3 – (18+2 √3)

38-18 +22 √3-2 √3
20+ 20 √3cm2
  Percentage of the path to the total area of the ground.

Distance run by Alex every evening

Alex= 18x2 √3cm
5(18x2 √3)
90+10 √3cm2

Distance run by Fred every evening

38+22 √3cm
3(38+22 √3)
114+66 √3cm2
 Show with calculation, who runs more everyday.
Fred runs more every day because he covers more distance and area.

A week before the sports day, Alex increased his running distance by 35% whereas Fred only increased the distance
by 20%.

 Calculate the new distance run by each student every evening.

Alex=35%/100=.35
.35(90+10 √3)
31.5+3.5 √3
90+31.5+10 √3+3.5 √3= 121.5+13.5 √3cm2

Fred=20%/100=0.2
0.2(114+66 √3)
22.8+13.2 √3
114+22.8+66 √3+13.2 √3= 136.8+79.2 √3cm2

On the day before the sports day, Alex and Fred want to run equal distance. It was decided that person covering less
distance will increase. Who will run

 more distance

Fred will have to slow himself down because he runs at a bigger distance every day meaning he would
be faster than Alex