Three-Dimensional Geometry

Description

Twice a year at Chichen Itza the sun casts a shadow on the Temple of Kulkulkan that resembles a snake descending the pyramid's steps-a curved line that is eerily similar to the descending line of x approaching infinity on the graph of the exponential function for the volume of the pyramid. In this program Mayan architecture is used to study the properties of 3-D figures, including square and rectangular pyramids, rectangular prisms, and cylinders. The video also explores the math behind super-tall skyscrapers, focusing on the Shanghai Tower, made of a stack of eight cylindrical shapes and slated to be the world's second-tallest building when construction is complete.

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30 min

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Date of Publication

[2011], c2010

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Films on Demand

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