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Gravity Grab: A 'Pi in the Sky' Math Challenge — NASA JPL lessonMath · High School Math · Grades 9–12Lesson plan

The "Pi in the Sky" math challenge gives students a chance to take part in recent discoveries and upcoming celestial events, all while using math and pi just like NASA scientists and engineers. In this problem from the set , students use the mathematical constant pi to calculate by how much a spacecraft needs to slow down to get into orbit around Jupiter. Materials Pi in the Sky 3: Gravity Grab worksheet – download PDF Pi in the Sky 3 answer key (fourth problem) – download PDF Background Determ

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