Being resilient

  • Mega Quadratic Equations
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    Mega Quadratic Equations

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What do you get when you raise a quadratic to the power of a quadratic?

  • Vector walk
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    Vector Walk

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Starting with two basic vector steps, which destinations can you reach on a vector walk?

  • Trapezium made of wooden tangram pieces, including a square and a parallelogram.
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    Quad in Quad

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Join the midpoints of a quadrilateral to get a new quadrilateral. What is special about it?

  • Exploring cubic functions
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    Exploring Cubic Functions

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Quadratic graphs are very familiar, but what patterns can you explore with cubics?

  • The Root of the Problem
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    The Root of the Problem

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find the sum of this series of surds.

  • Back fitter
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    Back Fitter

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?

  • Kite in a Square
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    Kite in a Square

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?

  • Curve fitter
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    Curve Fitter

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This problem challenges you to find cubic equations which satisfy different conditions.

  • Always Perfect
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    Always Perfect

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Show that if you add 1 to the product of four consecutive numbers the answer is ALWAYS a perfect square.

  • Snooker Frames
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    Snooker Frames

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    It is believed that weaker snooker players have a better chance of winning matches over eleven frames (i.e. first to win 6 frames) than they do over fifteen frames. Is this true?