March 2020
Problem of the Month

Calculus Tag-A-Long


Unscramble the letters below to make fourteen calculus words.
Start in the center of the spiral.
Each word begins with the last letter of the preceding word (except the first word, of course).

1. UPS C

2. ARMPIT CARE

3. LULU CCAS

4. ENACTS

5. G TENANT

6. PIRATE DOZ

7. TAI REVIVED

8. ANTELOPE NIX

9. GLAMOR HIT

10. AIM MUXM

11. MI MAIN

12. EARA

13. MY TEAPOTS

14. TIC PIXEL





Solution to the Problem:

1. UPS C = CUSP

2. ARMPIT CARE = PARAMETRIC

3. LULU CCAS = CALCULUS

4. ENACTS = SECANT

5. G TENANT = TANGENT

6. PIRATE DOZ = TRAPEZOID

7. TAI REVIVED = DERIVATIVE

8. ANTELOPE NIX = EXPONENTIAL

9. GLAMOR HIT = LOGARITHM

10. AIM MUXM = MAXIMUM

11. MI MAIN = MINIMA

12. EARA = AREA

13. MY TEAPOTS = ASYMPTOTE

14. TIC PIXEL = EXPLICIT





Correctly solved by:

1. Ivy Joseph Pune, Maharashtra, India
2. Drimo Jose Marzan Cainta, Phillipines
3. Brijesh Dave Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
4. Kelly Stubblefield Mobile, Alabama
5. Anna T. Vice Landon School,
Bethesda, Maryland
6. Haily Stephens Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
7. Ashton Walk Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
8. Jason Jones Colorado Springs, Colorado



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