Showing posts with label mathematical. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Mathimatical riddle solved by teen


DRESDEN, Germany –  A German 16-year-old has become the first person to solve a mathematical problem posed by Sir Isaac Newton more than 300 years ago.

Shouryya Ray worked out how to calculate exactly the path of a projectile under gravity and subject to air resistance, The (London) Sunday Times reported.

The Indian-born teen said he solved the problem that had stumped mathematicians for centuries while working on a school project.