Mathematical Formula for the Ideal Christmas Tree
Christmas
At Christmas time, some people prefer something much more traditional in their homes than the Treasure. For these people, members of the College of Sheffield Mathematical Society created a formula for the perfect Christmas tree.
The formula, which was produced by students Nicole Wrightman and also Alex Craig, makes use of the height of a tree to calculate the perfect variety of baubles, length of tinsel, length of lights, and even the size of the star, fairy, or angel resting atop the tree required to provide the tree that catalog-perfect look.
” The formulas took us about two hrs to finish,” stated Wrightman. “We wish the formulas will certainly play a part in making Christmas that bit less complicated for everybody.”
The “trigonometric” formulas are as follows:
- Number of baubles = √17 / 20 x (tree height in cms)
- Length of tinsel (cms) = 13 x π / 8 x (tree height in cms)
- Length of lights (cms) = π x (tree height in cms)
- Height of star/fairy/angel (cms) = height of tree in cms /10
For those without a calculator at hand and on the internet, the calculator can be found using the source link.
Source: University of Sheffield
