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DIY Challenge 4: Testing a claim about half-width tables

A claim was made by [Adithya] in the live session:

“If the width of the table is half of the length, then the ball will always end up in the Right Bottom Corner”.

Do you think the claim is true? Why or why not?

What students worked out3

  • Student 2

    YES I AGREE BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE MAKE IT IF WE CUT IT IN HALF FROM THE TOP WE WILL HAVE TWO SQUARES IN THE FIRST ONE IT ONES ON RT THEN WE GO TO RB SO IT IS TRUE

  • Student 3

    yes sir

    if length and breadth is same then ball will go to right top and if we double length then it will get diveted to right bottom. if we increase length three times breadth then again right top and so on

  • Student 7

    YES I AGREE BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE MAKE IT IF WE CUT IT IN HALF FROM THE TOP WE WILL HAVE TWO SQUARES IN THE FIRST ONE IT ONES ON RT THEN WE GO TO RB SO IT IS TRUE