Being curious

A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.

Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.

An equilateral triangle rotates around regular polygons and produces an outline like a flower. What are the perimeters of the different flowers?

Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?

Chris is enjoying a swim but needs to get back for lunch. How far along the bank should she land?

Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?

Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the inner triangle?

The diagonals of a trapezium divide it into four parts. Can you create a trapezium where three of those parts are equal in area?

Position the lines so that they are perpendicular to each other. What can you say about the equations of perpendicular lines?

If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?