In The Spring Of 1776: Statement Of The Problem
Statement of the Problem
Our problem that we are experimenting/looking at is how does the way we fold/cut a page affect the outcome of the shape?
History and Background of the Problem
Our topic was originally created in 1721. It was created in Japan. The book it is referenced to was/is about problems that involve people’s mathematical intelligence. The text states, “Another early reference to folding and cutting is in July 1873.” The text states ”In the spring of 1776 Betsy Ross showed how easily a pointed star could be made, by folding a sheet of paper and making one cut with scissors. The committee decided to accept her changes, and George Washington made a new drawing, which Betsy Ross followed to make the first American flag.” The text also states, “The first published reference to folding and cutting of which we are aware is a Japanese book, Wakoku Chiyekurabe (Mathematical Contests), by Kan Chu Sen, published in 1721. This book contains a variety of problems for testing mathematical intelligence. One of the problems asks to fold a rectangular piece of paper flat and make one complete straight cut, so as to make a typical Japanese crest called sangaibisi, which translates to ‘three folded rhombics.’ The author gives a solution that consists of a sequence of simple folds, each of which folds along a line.” …show more content…
One way to prove this from our experiment is that we were trying to cut out a five pointed star, and we ended up with pentagon. We tried the same thing, but we cut in a different location and we ended up with a five pointed
Our problem that we are experimenting/looking at is how does the way we fold/cut a page affect the outcome of the shape?
History and Background of the Problem
Our topic was originally created in 1721. It was created in Japan. The book it is referenced to was/is about problems that involve people’s mathematical intelligence. The text states, “Another early reference to folding and cutting is in July 1873.” The text states ”In the spring of 1776 Betsy Ross showed how easily a pointed star could be made, by folding a sheet of paper and making one cut with scissors. The committee decided to accept her changes, and George Washington made a new drawing, which Betsy Ross followed to make the first American flag.” The text also states, “The first published reference to folding and cutting of which we are aware is a Japanese book, Wakoku Chiyekurabe (Mathematical Contests), by Kan Chu Sen, published in 1721. This book contains a variety of problems for testing mathematical intelligence. One of the problems asks to fold a rectangular piece of paper flat and make one complete straight cut, so as to make a typical Japanese crest called sangaibisi, which translates to ‘three folded rhombics.’ The author gives a solution that consists of a sequence of simple folds, each of which folds along a line.” …show more content…
One way to prove this from our experiment is that we were trying to cut out a five pointed star, and we ended up with pentagon. We tried the same thing, but we cut in a different location and we ended up with a five pointed