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10-001-TilingHallway-ModelingScenario

Author(s): Robert Krueger1, Eric Stachura2

1. Concordia University, St. Paul MN USA 2. Kennesaw State University, Marietta GA USA

Keywords: Geometry iteration tiling recurrence shift operator patterns closed form analytic solution

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Resource Image Students investigate difference equations through tiling hallways. They observe patterns in the tiling which lead to a difference equation. Solutions will be calculated by iteration. and the shift operator.

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In this exercise, you will explore difference equations in the context of tiling hallways. You will calculate solutions to your difference equation by iteration and become familiar with a helpful tool known as the shift operator.

Work has been slow for Kyle the Tile Guy lately.  With all the new wood and laminate flooring options, Kyle is not in demand. To pass the time, Kyle, a double major in math and construction engineering was reading one of his old math textbooks and ran across the following problem:

How many ways can the floor of a hallway that is  units long and  units wide be tiled with tiles, each of which is 2 units by 1 unit?  Tiles can be placed vertically or horizontally. Kyle was intrigued…how about you?

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Author(s): Robert Krueger1, Eric Stachura2

1. Concordia University, St. Paul MN USA 2. Kennesaw State University, Marietta GA USA

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