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Olympics

WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUTKNOW ABOUT

MATH IN MATH IN Olympics?Olympics?

Have you ever

wondered

whether there is

any use of Math

in Olympics and

how?

We use Math in a lot of Olympic

games like football, basketball etc and also in athletics.

Let’s start with calculation in sports.

In soccer they need math. The reason is because they have to calculate the yards they get to the touchdown. A soccer field is 100 yards long, and it is marked by a line every 10 yards. The 50 yard line is in the center of the field, and it divides one team’s side from the other.

Now, on to addition.

In Basket ball they need math.

One of the ways they use math in basketball is because

they have to find the total points a player scores a

game.

Let’s see the averaging part.

Now, We want to see the importance of time & speed in

Sports? Don’t we?

A diver needs to calculate the time & the speed to complete the diving with the stunts before he/she could touch the pool. If he/she has to do more stunts or difficult stunts, then he/she has to do it faster.

Math is used in Athletics to help the athletes to achieve new

distances, new speeds and new heights and also to help them not

hurt themselves.

A sprinter should know the maximum speed at which he/she has to run to cover the distance in minimum time and win the

race in record time.

Next, we need to know the

importance of proper elevation.

A discuss thrower should throw his/her discuss in the 45° elevation to cover the maximum distance. A discuss will travel the maximum distance with the same power, if it is thrown on 45° elevation.The same is the case with a shot putter, Javelin thrower etc.

Why did we leave the angle?

A pole-vaulter would need to calculate the angle he/she will

go up and come down. A mismatch in calculation will

hurt him/her.

Thus we can say that

without the help of Math

we may not enjoy the

sports in its true spirit.

THANKSAvinash S. Kamath

Std: IV B