Hidden Figures Algebra I

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Black History Month began in 1915.

Half a century after the ​

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Amendment ​ which abolished slavery in the United States.​

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In June

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, during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt looked to ensure the growth of the space program and began recruiting African-Americans with college degrees to work for NASA. While they did the same work as white workers, African-Americans were ​

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and had to use ​

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dining halls and bathrooms.

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1941

paid less

separate

1945

smaller

given equal pay

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Three brilliant African-American women at NASA - Katherine ​

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, Dorothy ​

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, and Mary ​

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served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the and shocked ​

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the world!

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Johnson

Vaughn

Jackson

space race

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The women worked as human ​

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. Before electronic computers, the term “computers” referred to ​

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rather than machines. “Computers” would perform complex mathematical calculations by hand. Their job was to trace, in extreme detail, a spaceflight’s exact path from liftoff to splashdown. They used math to calculate distance, speed, velocity, and more to ensure safety during space missions.

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computers

people

navigators

captains

commanders

astronauts

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The speed of the spacecraft is ​

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meters per minute.

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147

210

117

107

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(the b-value) ​

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minutes to secure the door.

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seconds for the large external tank to power on.

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4

3

2

1

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​

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minutes to fill the pantry with astronaut food.

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45

4.5

0.45

0.045

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The space mission will take roughly ​

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days.

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153

315

307

159

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seconds for the power booster to register.

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