How thick is a three-sided coin?
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Once you’ve done that: help us calculate the thickness of a three-sided coin!
The bonus video explains how you can get involved. We expanded the audience participation aspect loads after we filmed the main video; which is why a whole second video was required.
https://youtu.be/xN5_VO7Nbu8
All the links for the various resources are over here.
http://think-maths.co.uk/threesidedcoin
Here is the form to sign-up and ask nicely to borrow Hugh’s coins.
http://bit.ly/coinrequest
Buy or print your own cylindrical coins.
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Report your data back to us.
http://bit.ly/coinsubmit
And if you are really bored, here is over an hour of Hugh and I flipping coins. Look, it was late at night.
http://youtu.be/tsQv_0hU4Ow
CORRECTIONS
- None yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
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