Resources tagged with: Optimisation
There are 10 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Optimisation, you may find related items under Decision mathematics and combinatorics.
Broad Topics > Decision mathematics and combinatorics > Optimisation
Cuboid Challenge
What's the largest volume of box you can make from a square of paper?
Gutter
Manufacturers need to minimise the amount of material used to make their product. What is the best cross-section for a gutter?
Fence It
If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?
The Fastest Cyclist
Andy is desperate to reach John o'Groats first. Can you devise a winning race plan?
Crossing the Bridge
Four friends must cross a bridge. How can they all cross it in just 17 minutes?
Classic Cube
The net of a cube is to be cut from a sheet of card 100 cm square. What is the maximum volume cube that can be made from a single piece of card?
Bend
What is the longest stick that can be carried horizontally along a narrow corridor and around a right-angled bend?
Maximum Flow
Given the graph of a supply network and the maximum capacity for flow in each section find the maximum flow across the network.
Cube Net
How many tours visit each vertex of a cube once and only once? How many return to the starting point?
Wrapping Gifts
A box of size a cm by b cm by c cm is to be wrapped with a square piece of wrapping paper. Without cutting the paper what is the smallest square this can be?