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The Math of Making Windsails

Defined STEM - The Math of Making Windsails

Objective :
Identify essential quantitative relationships in a situation and determine the class or classes of functions that might model the relationships.
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Video : Windsails
Sailing the ocean no longer requires triple-masted schooners--in fact you can do it on a vessel no larger than a surfboard. What's the secret to designing a windsail that can skim the surface of the sea at 20 miles an hour, yet respond instantly to a sailor's touch?
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