Being collaborative
-
-
problemFavouriteWhich Is Bigger?
Which is bigger, n+10 or 2n+3? Can you find a good method of answering similar questions?
-
problemFavouriteTraining Schedule
The heptathlon is an athletics competition consisting of 7 events. Can you make sense of the scoring system in order to advise a heptathlete on the best way to reach her target?
-
problemFavouriteFill Me Up Too
In Fill Me Up we invited you to sketch graphs as vessels are filled with water. Can you work out the equations of the graphs?
-
problemFavouriteAttractive Tablecloths
Charlie likes tablecloths that use as many colours as possible, but insists that his tablecloths have some symmetry. Can you work out how many colours he needs for different tablecloth designs?
-
problemFavouriteWhich List Is Which?
Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?
-
problemFavouritePythagoras Perimeters
If you know the perimeter of a right angled triangle, what can you say about the area?
-
problemFavouriteThe Square Under the Hypotenuse
Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?
-
problemFavouriteAngle Trisection
It is impossible to trisect an angle using only ruler and compasses but it can be done using a carpenter's square.
-
problemFavouriteHexy-Metry
A hexagon, with sides alternately a and b units in length, is inscribed in a circle. How big is the radius of the circle?