{"id":465,"date":"2024-10-29T15:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:41:25","slug":"topic-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/topic-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 4: Games and Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Games and Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different challenges which can be solved using logic and mathematics. Brain Games, a tv series created by National Geographic, puts common sense to the test as they quiz random people using riddles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brain Teasers | Brain Games\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6D81BW2CzOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this lesson, you will be questioning your common sense as you learn to use logic and mathematics to trick your opponent so you can win the game, every single time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1>(Bracket), {brackets}, and [brackets]!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Math is a language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you write out your equations clearly people will read them as you intended. However, if you do not write it out or use brackets properly, then it can be misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u221a 36-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people may read this as:&nbsp; \u221a(36)&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;4&nbsp;=&nbsp;6-4&nbsp;=&nbsp;2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While others may read that as:&nbsp; \u221a(36-4)&nbsp;=&nbsp; \u221a(32)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another example:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u221a 36\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this mean:&nbsp; \u221a(36) \/ 2=6\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or does it mean:&nbsp; \u221a(36\/2)&nbsp;=&nbsp; \u221a(18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Using Brackets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the meaning clear, you should use brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use brackets to show multiple layers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/files\/2024\/10\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/files\/2024\/10\/Capture.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/files\/2024\/10\/Capture-300x36.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/files\/2024\/10\/Capture-768x92.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/files\/2024\/10\/Capture-850x102.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/topic-4\/topic-4-assignment\/\">Assignment: Games and Strategies<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/topic-4\/topic-4-riddle\/\">Riddle: Car Rental<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games and Strategies There are many different challenges which can be solved using logic and mathematics. Brain Games, a tv series created by National Geographic, puts common sense to the test as they quiz random people using riddles.&nbsp; In this lesson, you will be questioning your common sense as you learn to use logic and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6205,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465\/revisions\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/neumanne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}