Popular Science's "Unsolved" Car Puzzle - Solving a Tricky Math Problem

Offered By: MindYourDecisions via YouTube

Course Description

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Explore a challenging car puzzle from Popular Science that remained unsolved until 1986. Learn two different methods to tackle this tricky problem, starting with the problem statement and essential preliminaries. Dive into the first solution approach, followed by an alternative method. Gain insights into problem-solving techniques and mathematical reasoning as you work through this intriguing puzzle that stumped many for years.

Syllabus

problem
preliminaries
method 1
method 2

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MindYourDecisions

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