August 2020
Problem of the Month
The Prayer Circle Problem
This problem was inspired from a story in my hometown newspaper about a group of neighbors who stood in a circle using social distancing guidelines during
the coronavirus pandemic and shared devotionals and stories.
Click here for the story
If 8 people stand in a circle with six feet of required social distance between them (along a chord):
(1) What is the circumference of the circle?
(2) What is the diameter of the circle?
(3) How far in a straight line (chord) is Person A from Person C?
(4) Now, if the largest space that the neighbors have to gather in is a square 25 feet by 25 feet,
what is the maximum number of people who could stand in a circle and still be 6 feet apart?