Tulip Border Problem Solving

Tulip Border Problem Solving

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains how to solve a problem involving planting a tulip border inside a rectangular garden. The goal is to determine the width of the border such that its area is half of the garden's area. The instructor sets up a quadratic equation based on the garden's dimensions and solves it using the quadratic formula. The solution is calculated and verified, resulting in a border width of 2.1 meters. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the problem, setting up the correct equation, and applying mathematical techniques to find the solution.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the video tutorial?

Solving a problem involving a tulip border

Planting techniques for tulips

Calculating the area of a garden

Designing a rectangular garden

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the dimensions of the rectangular garden?

16 meters by 22 meters

10 meters by 15 meters

12 meters by 18 meters

14 meters by 20 meters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the desired area of the tulip border relative to the garden?

One-third of the garden area

Equal to the garden area

Half of the garden area

Twice the garden area

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the width of the tulip border represented in the equation?

As a fixed number

As the variable Y

As a constant value

As the variable X

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving the tulip border problem?

Measuring the garden

Drawing a diagram

Planting the tulips

Setting up an equation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of equation is used to solve the problem?

Linear equation

Quadratic equation

Exponential equation

Cubic equation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which formula is applied to solve the quadratic equation?

Logarithmic formula

Binomial theorem

Quadratic formula

Pythagorean theorem

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