September 2015
Problem of the Month

What's A Name In?



Several names have been displayed in the thirty-six incomplete math words below.

Can you complete each math word?
1. A B E __ __ __ __

2. A L __ __ __ __ __

3. A L __ __ __ __ __ __

4. __ __ __ A L __ __ __

5. A N N __ __ __ __

6. __ __ __ __ A N N

7. __ __ __ A R T __ __

8. __ A R T __ __ __ __ __

9. __ __ A R T __ __ __

10. B O __ __ __ __ __

11. C A L __ __ __ __ __

12. __ __ __ __ __ C A L

13. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ C A L

14. __ __ __ __ __ __ C A T E

15. C Y __ __ __ __ __ __

16. __ __ D I N A __ __

17. __ __ J A C E __ __

18. __ __ __ J O __ __ __

19. K I T __

20. __ L A N E

21. L E A __ __

22. L E N __ __ __

23. __ __ L E S

24. M A X __ __ __ __

25. __ M E G __

26. N O R M __ __

27. __ __ __ __ __ __ R E X __ __ __ __ __

28. __ R O B __ __ __ __ __ __ __

29. __ R O D __ __ __

30. __ __ S O L __ __ __

31. __ __ __ __ T A B __ __

32. __ __ __ T E X

33. T H E O __ __ __

34. __ __ __ T O R I __ __

35. __ V A L __ __ __ __

36. __ __ __ __ __ V A L



Solution to the Problem:

1. A B E L I A N

2. A L G E B R A

3. A L T I T U D E

4. P A R A L L E L
    or   T O T A L I N G
    or   E Q U A L I T Y

5. A N N U L U S

6. R I E M A N N

7. L O G A R T H M

8. C A R T E S I A N
    or   P A R T I T I O N

9. Q U A R T I L E

10. B O X P L O T
      or   B O U N D E D

11. C A L C U L U S

12. V E R T I C A L
      or   C R I T I C A L

13. M A T H E M A T I C A L
      or   A S Y M M E T R I C A L

14. L E M N I S C A T E

15. C Y L I N D E R

16. O R D I N A T E

17. A D J A C E N T

18. D I S J O I N T

19. K I T E

20. P L A N E

21. L E A S T

22. L E N G T H

23. R U L E S
      or   M I L E S

24. M A X I M U M

25. O M E G A

26. N O R M A L

27. C O U N T E R E X A M P L E

28. P R O B A B I L I T Y

29. P R O D U C T

30. A B S O L U T E

31. C O U N T A B L E

32. V E R T E X

33. T H E O R E M

34. F A C T O R I A L

35. E V A L U A T E

36. I N T E R V A L

In order to receiver credit, problem solvers needed to send in 32 correct answers.




Correctly solved by:

1. Kyla Hoopes (35 correct answers) Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
2. Landie Bird (35 correct answers) Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
3. Amanda Andrews (all 36 correct answers) Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher