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Growing with Applied Mathematics Experiences (G.A.M.E.

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Geometry in my country
Jean Monnet High School

The Air Monument In Quito Square there is the Air Monument


dedicated to Mircea Zorileanu (October
14, 1883 – February 10, 1919), one of the
pioneers of aviation in Romania, the
second certified aviator in Romania. During
the First World War, he performed
numerous missions for the Romanian 2nd
Army. Through his actions, he contributed
to the popularization of aviation in
Romania.
In 1937, the Royal Aeroclub of Romania
dedicated a monument to him in the Quito
square in Bucharest, at the intersection of
Paris, Prague and Warsaw streets, a
monument on the foundation of which is
built the urn with the ashes of aviator major
Mircea Zorileanu. The iron, bronze and
stone monument was executed by Emil
Ludovic Gové.
Mathematical remarks:
In reality, the sizes are
about 100 times larger
than those in the photo.
Some of the observed
shapes or solids are the
rectangle, the circle, the
sphere.
Useful formulas:
Perimeter and area of the
rectangle:
P=2(L+l), A=L∙l
The circumference of the
circle: L=2πR
The volume of the sphere:
𝟒𝝅𝑹𝟑
𝑽= 𝟑

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