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Peer reviewedGlaister, P. – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2001
Poses a practical woodwork problem in which maximizing the perimeter of a square-based pyramid is required. The pyramid is constructed from four identical trapezia to be cut from a given rectangle of wood. A simple mathematical analysis suggests a number of different strategies for the solution of the problem. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
