August 2023
Problem of the Month

Hidden Math Words



Can you determine each eight letter math word in the three puzzles below from the given clues?

Puzzle 1: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Clue #1: My first letter is found in   ANGLE   but not found in   LINE

Clue #2: My second letter is found in   KITE   but not found in   DISK

Clue #3: My fourth letter is found in   LIMIT   but not found in   INTEGRAL

Clue #4: My fifth letter is found in   LEMMA   but not found in   LOGARITHM

Clue #5: My sixth letter is found in   INTERVAL   but not found in   INVERSE

Clue #6: My eighth letter is found in   INFINITY   but not found in   INFINITE




Puzzle 2: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Clue #1: My first letter is found in   PRODUCT   but not found in   UNCOUNTABLE

Clue #2: My second letter is found in   THOUSAND   but not found in   HUNDRED

Clue #3: My third letter is found in   APOTHEM   but not found in   HYPERBOLA

Clue #4: My fifth letter is found in   AXIOM   but not found in   AXIS

Clue #5: My sixth letter is found in   NEGATIVE   but not found in   AVERAGE

Clue #6: My seventh letter is found in   BASE   but not found in   BISECT

Clue #7: My eighth letter is found in   SCALAR   but not found in   ARCSINE




Puzzle 3: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Clue #1: My first letter is found in   CUBE   but not found in   SQUARE

Clue #2: My second letter is found in   ELLIPSE   but not found in   PARABOLA

Clue #3: My fourth letter is found in   VOLUME   but not found in   PERIMETER

Clue #4: My fifth letter is found in   TERM   but not found in   THREE

Clue #5: My sixth letter is found in   AXIS   but not found in   AXES

Clue #6: My seventh letter is found in   CALCULUS   but not found in   TRIGONOMETRY




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