NRICH: Vector Racer

To play this game, you will need to print off a copy of the race track, and you will need someone to play with.

Rules:

Each player moves in turn, and uses vector notation to describe their moves around the race track.
Each player starts off from rest.
Each horizontal and vertical component cannot differ by more than two from the previous move.

 

Challenge a friend to a race.

Choose your starting positions and agree what the penalty will be for going off the track.

Who can get round in the fewest moves?

Here is an alternative version you might like to try.
The challenge is to avoid the pits.

Extension:

Who can get round in the shortest distance?

 

Age 11 to 16 

Math Topics
Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Negative Numbers, Vectors
Middle School, High School
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Race track print out.

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NRICH (University of Cambridge)

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Board/Card Game
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