NUMB3RS Classrooms•Season 3 • Episode "Take Out"

NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Take Out" - No Fly Zone

Topic
Geometric Probability
Activity PDF Guide
Charlie Eppes' Hypothesis:

"Think of it like looking for a spider or its prey by studying a web. We can use tension values of the silk web, vibrations—mixed with weather conditions, surrounding terrain, other variables—to reliably predict both where the spider's location is and where the next insect will get tangled."

The Circular Web Model

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Calculate the probability (as a percentage rounded to one decimal place, e.g., 76.6) that the fly will pass safely through this circular web.

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Adjust the fly width to dynamically inspect the size of the safe inner zone versus the danger boundary. Note: all rates shown as decimals.

Fly Width (w): 1.00 cmDanger Buffer: 0.50 cm
Total Radius4.00 cm
Safe Zone Radius3.50 cm
Total Web Area50.27 cm²
Safe Zone Probability0.766
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