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  • Same length
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    Same Length

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?

  • Product Sudoku
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    Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

  • Pythagoras Proofs
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    Pythagoras Proofs

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make sense of these three proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem?

  • Rhombus It
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    Rhombus It

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a rhombus.

  • Ben's Game
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    Ben's Game

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Ben, Jack and Emma passed counters to each other and ended with the same number of counters. How many did they start with?

  • Chances are
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    Chances Are

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which of these games would you play to give yourself the best possible chance of winning a prize?

  • The Better Choice
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    The Better Choice

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here are two games you can play. Which offers the better chance of winning?

  • Making sixty
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    Making Sixty

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Why does this fold create an angle of sixty degrees?

  • circles in quadrilaterals
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    Circles in Quadrilaterals

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Explore when it is possible to construct a circle which just touches all four sides of a quadrilateral.

  • Which is cheaper?
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    Which Is Cheaper?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?