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MATHS IN SPORTS

Maths is used to count the
number of players, the
circumference of the hoop
and the measurement of the
ball, which is a very
important part of the game,
basketball.
Kashvee Mittal, IX

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Maths in Sports
Maths plays a vital role in
sports. It helps us run errands,
manage money and measure the
progress in sports.
The sports experts use Maths to
predict scores based on the
outcome of the previous
performances. Calculating the
yards, distance, scores, speed
and time, angles and the
accuracy of the various
measurements, one can infer
the performance of the
sportsmen.
Has anyone ever wondered that
the games we enjoy as Click here for a
audience, involves so many
mathematical calculations!!! fun question on
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Swimming
Anna Kiesenhofer
won the Gold
medal in women’s The Duckworth Lewis
cycling in the system, used to calculate
Tokyo Olympics the revised target in case a
2021. Intriguingly, match is halted due to Neeraj Chopra won Here's an
she is a unexpected circumstances, gold at Tokyo upside-down
postdoctoral fellow Olympics! Javelin parabola. If you
in the department makes use of the formula: throw requires Maths were standing at
of Mathematics at too.
EPFL in the far-left red
Switzerland. dot and threw a
ball up at an
Falak Kalra, XII angle, it would
achieve the
Maths is used maximum height
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dimensions of and hit the
fields, balls etc. ground at the
in all sports
Total Number of Hits right red dot.
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