I'm not sure if u have seen this website http://mathproblems.info/working.php#s99 but i wonder if there is a better way to solve this problem using maple:

#99

It is your task to deliever as much grain as possible from city A to city B. The cities are 1,000 miles apart. You initially have 10,000 pounds of grain. Your camel may carry up to 1,000 pounds and eats 1 pound of grain per mile traveled. You...

sim_eq.mw

pick_pos.mw

Hey maple gurus

when i solve and equation with two real roots (1 positive and 1 negative roots), how do i automatically pick out the postive solution?

As you can see from the attached file, i used sort command to order it, and it works for examples1 and 2, but not for 3.

i guess i could use Abs cmd.....

circle_line_intersec.mw

i'm trying to write some code that will output an angle phi when a null event is reached.

see worksheet

hi all

i am trying to write some code to display:

a) hexagon tiling, rather like a honeycomb in 2D

b)  equilateral triangles tiling , all space filled by said triangles. eg a series of triangles whose base is parallel to base of plot, with inverted triangles filling in the remaining spaces

c) square tiling

for a,b c I  want about 50 of each displayed (all of edge length 1) on the one plot

d)  some code...