"Then the first question."
In Jinho's team, Dunkin came out, and in the senior team, Dolsi, who was the table leader, came out. Mr. Jackison read the questions in a calm voice.
"The amount of sugar needed to make cookie dough is two and a half cups. Unfortunately, a given cup can only hold a quarter of the amount. In this way, it takes a few cups to reach the amount required for the dough...
"answer!"
"Dunkin."
"Ten times."
"Oh, that's right! As expected, the speed of solving simple calculation problems with mental arithmetic is amazing.
"Ooh. Dunkin! I believed you~"
"Huh. This is the basics, the basics!"
Jinho's team succeeded in subduing the baseline by correcting the first problem.
Shrugging his shoulders to the cheers of his friends, Dunkin stepped back, and the mock battle continued as the next order took place.
In the next problem, the senior team was one step ahead, and in the next problem, they succeeded in scoring successively, and the senior team succeeded in a comeback.
All.
So the score is 1:2.
in the fourth order
"Um? Is Odelia the fourth?"
"You put the transfer student last? Did you give up your ace position to the transfer student?" "It's a mock battle after all. It must have been a consideration to learn the flow of the field." "Oh, Odelia is the fourth, so scenes like this aren't common."
Not only the students, but also Mr. Jackison's eyes lit up with a funny expression. Although in the same 10th year as Jinho, the path Odelia followed was very different from Jinho.
Since she was a gifted child, she has excelled in various competitions and has won numerous competitions. Among them, Odelia, who excels in math, has also attended UIME, which is only available to invited participants when she was in the 8th grade.
It was not just a coincidence that she was included in the UMC 12 team, which is usually made up of 11th and 12th graders.
"Then what kind of problem would be good... Uh-huh, shall we go with this one? Then, the problem arises!"
After choosing one of the prepared problems, Mr. Jackison corrected his sitting posture and read the problems with a serious face.
"When you substitute into the following equation, how many n can be counted as integers between 1 and 50? The equation is here, and it's a subjective one. Ready."
"If so, start counting!"
"Huh? That's a UMC level 10 problem, right?"
"No, it's rank 12. Odelia is included in Team 10, but she's also in Team 12. So, you've chosen a separate problem."
"An integer between 1 and 50 that is substituted into the equation separately...?"
"Is it 25? Huh? Wait, if you calculate it like this, the back part is twisted.
"Answer"
The classroom was briefly disturbed by the problem level.
While the students were counting with a pen in their hand, Odelia quietly raised her hand. Jackison Sensei made eye contact with such Odelia, and Odelia said the correct answer after completing the calculation in her head.
"It's 34."
"Odelia is the only correct answer!"
"Ooooh...!"
"If this happens, will the tie be 2-2? Next order..."
"Stewart and the transfer student! The team that wins here is a comeback again! Who will win this?"
"Ask what to ask. Does the senior class ace look like Bob?"
The students, who caught sight of the two people walking out in front of the stage for the mock battle, muttered in low voices. It wasn't for any other reason that the fifth, the last turn of the round, was called an ace.
This was because the UMC's problems increased in difficulty as they progressed. In that sense, the students in the graduating class arranged the order according to the norm. If it was Stewart, who is currently the captain of the math team, it was not enough to take the ace order. Besides, Stewart…
"Even if it's a mock match, there's no way Stewart, an SJW, will look after you."
-Social Justice Warrior.
Stewart, who is an outgoing and knowledgeable person, considers the transfer student and keeps pace with him?
That would never be possible.
Stewart himself grinned as he pushed the frames on his nose with his index finger.
It was an expression of confidence.
'It seems that I got quite a bit of attention from here and there today.. I'm sure the math team here won't start at all. It is said that victory is decided only by skill here.
"Are you both ready? This time, it's a UMC Tier 12 issue, so you'll have to come to your senses."
It's only a mock battle, but there's even a subtle tension.
In the silence left by the brief silence, all the students held their breath and watched the two of them...
"Assuming AO, BO, and CO in a triangle are 56.459 degrees, 60 degrees, and 63.541 degrees, respectively…"
"Crazy, look at the decimal point!"
"It's really disgusting. Mr. Jackison. You came here with a pervert-like problem..."
"If it were me, I would have thrown a pen. Because you really have a bad taste...!"
In the triangle of AnBnCn, what is the minimum value of n under the assumption that the obtuse angle can be a positive integer?"
"Are you looking for the minimum value? So what's the equation you can plug in?"
"At Xn=180-2Xn-1, calculate by increasing the number of iterations to 2,"
"Oh, that's a headache. How can you solve this without a calculator?"
"Answer"
The eyes of the students who were in the midst of writing down the formula and setting up the formula, especially Stewart, who was on stage with Jinho, widened.
I was trying to substitute a number into the equation I just found, but it was because Jinho suddenly shouted the correct answer.
Teacher Jackson also pointed to Jin-ho while hiding his surprised expression, and Jin-ho, who closed his eyes for a while and finished the calculation, found the answer and then sighed in relief.
<>
"The answer is 15."
"15…"
"Maybe not..?"
"I think it's right, but it seems that it's wrong when you see the teacher fussing for nothing."
"….15"
In front of such a Jinho, Mr. Jackson shook his head left and right, and the students who watched it swallowed dry saliva.
Is that right?
To those waiting for a definite answer with questions, Mr. Jackson declared.
"15 is the correct answer!"
"-Wow!"
"Did the transfer student get it right? Did you count faster than Stewart?"
"It's not that fast! If it's that much difference, you just ate it!"
"It's a hit! After all, are you strong against perverted problems because you're a pervert?"
"Everyone is quiet. Quiet! The mock battle is not over yet! Continue to the next!"
With this, Jinho's team succeeded in a 3-2 reversal, and Mr. Jackson, who quickly cleared the crowded classroom with excitement, continued the mock battle.
Now there were only five questions.
To get to 10 points, there is more than half left.
And the joy of reversal woven by Jinho did not last long.
Perhaps because of the increased difficulty, three students were defeated in a row after Jinho.
In the blink of an eye like that, in Jinho's team, who gathered 3:5, Odelia went up to the stage again in the fourth order...
"Correct answer 2."
"2, the correct answer!"
"Huh, you got it right as soon as you heard that?!"
"You're from UIME. Odelia is actually a genius, not at the level she should be here. Genius."
"Besides, I feel good today, so I have no hesitation when I give an answer."
"Is this 4:5? If that's the case, would it be the difference between the transfer student and Stewart?"
"Look at Stewart's expression. He must have been really pissed off about losing points earlier. Ouch!"
Stewart went up on stage and sharpened his teeth with a poisoned face.
'I just got distracted!'
'Because if it wasn't for that, there would be no way that 10th graders would have lost their points, and even the guy who transferred from Fort Raymond.' After taking a deep breath and calming himself, Stewart, who cooled his head, waited with a bitter face as he waited for Mr. Jackson's question to be presented.
"Then the problem."
Jinho and Stewart, Mr. Jackson, who looked at them alternately, read the problem in a slow voice.
"Assuming the situation with the following equation, f(x)=log8(sin(x)..."
"what?"
"I'm going to break my head. Why is the fixed formula so long?"
"Did you really put that out there?"
・Set the interval to [0. If it is set to 1], now the gap between the first formed circles in f(x) is opened. What is the value of the open number here? This time, I'm going to give a special multiple-choice example. 1 time, 2 times, 2 times 5 times, 3 times 8 times, 4 times, 14 times. So, what's the answer?"
"What did you say to save?"
"The value that opens the gap of the circles!"
"What is the circle? It looks like my head will open first!"
"Ugh. Ugh...!"
Moans came from all over the classroom.
There was no reason for them to guess, but as they did the calculations, the students worked hard to come up with their own answers by going over the formulas with a pencil.
Among them was Odelia. She, too, was eager to guess the formula by moving the pencil in her hand.
However, like a complex problem, no student could easily come up with an answer.
"Answer!"
"Oh, Stewart!"
Are you a graduating class too?
When Stewart shouted the answer with a full face, the eyes of the students all turned to him, and Stewart answered without hesitation.
"The 4th and 14th!"
"No. 4, No. 4… God, unfortunately, it's wrong!"
"Yeah?!"
"In this case, the opportunity now passes to the opposing team, Jinho, do you have any prepared answers?"
In response to Mr. Jackson's question, Jinho carefully wiped his chin.
He then connected the calculations by substituting several assumptions and algebra in his head.
Jinho, who had been contemplating additionally for such a short time, parted his lips with difficulty.
He wasn't sure if this was the right answer, but that was the conclusion he had in his head.
"There is no right answer. If you follow the given problem, you can't find the answer."
"uh?!"
"No matter how many times I repeat, using the formula now does not produce a circle with an open gap. Therefore, the problem you asked is an unsolvable problem. However, if you change the log value to 10 or more, then the gap will start to change."
"Huh?!"
"Then, if we solve the problem again by setting the minimum log value to 10, we can get the desired value when we substitute 12 for n."
The air in the classroom was heavy.
The students were repeating the solution process to see if Jinho's answer was correct.
"-Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Teacher Jackson, who was sitting still and looking at Jinho, burst out into a roar and shook his head.
"The transfer student's mathematical sense is no joke! Jinho Kang, that's the answer!"
"Yeah? Was it really an unanswered question?"
"Hey guys, what am I always saying? I said to break stereotypes about math, but how is nobody doing it yet? Stewart, you too. What if you don't believe the formula you solved?"
"Then let's play today's mock game like this. The score is the same, and I hope that everyone will improve one step at a time based on today's experience. The next meeting is Wednesday. Don't forget it! Go out quickly. I'll get to work soon." "You've worked hard~"
Teacher Jackison, who called for disbandment, ended the meeting, and the students got up and left the classroom one by one. Jinho also got mixed up and left the place...
"Odelia. What would you do?"
Mr. Jackson asked Odelia as she was leaving the classroom one last time. As if there was nothing to worry about, Odelia answered immediately.
"If it was a competition, I would have said number four."
"What if it wasn't for the competition?"
"Yeah. Go away. See you on Wednesday."
"Yes. Good bye."
Saying goodbye to Mr. Jackison, Odelia left the classroom and walked down the hallway. Then, the hair that had been tied tightly throughout the class was untied, and the messy blonde hair hung down to the waist. Odelia, who continued the thoughts in her head, like the brittle hair, gently bit her lip. In presenting the wrong problem in the first place, Mr. Jackison's question was sophistry. However, even in such a sophistry, Jinho caught the error of the problem and presented the correct answer with a new solution.
'If it wasn't for the competition, would I have noticed? No... Could I have come up with a more correct answer than that?"
Odelia, who was walking down the street imagining what would have happened if she had been in the same situation, shook her head. Like Stewart, her notebook was cluttered with incorrect formulas.
'Kang Jinho.
Odelia, who usually finds it difficult to memorize her name, remembered Jinho's name and face at once.
It will probably be the first time.
Remembering someone else's name with just one meeting
And like Odelia, students of all strength went around looking for and listening to the members of the math team to find out the truth of a new rumor about a signal that was floating around again the next day.