Math 'Creating Measures' Steep-ness Task, Example #2
Malcolm Swan
Mathematics Education
University of Nottingham
Malcolm.Swan@nottingham.ac.uk
Jim Ridgway
School of Education
University of Durham
Jim.Ridgway@durham.ac.uk
This problem gives you the chance to:
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for each staircase. Use this definition to put the staircases in order of "steep-ness."
Show all your work.
Compare the two methods you invented. Which is best? Why?
Compact-ness, Example #3 (solution) || Crowded-ness, Example #4 (solution)
Awkward-ness, Example #5 (solution) || Sharp-ness, Example #6 (solution)