Being resourceful

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    Triangles and Petals

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Inscribed in a Circle
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    Inscribed in a Circle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The area of a square inscribed in a circle with a unit radius is 2. What is the area of these other regular polygons inscribed in a circle with a unit radius?

  • Perfectly Square
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    Perfectly Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The sums of the squares of three related numbers is also a perfect square - can you explain why?

  • Painted Cube
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    Painted Cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • The Spider and the Fly
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    The Spider and the Fly

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A spider is sitting in the middle of one of the smallest walls in a room and a fly is resting beside the window. What is the shortest distance the spider would have to crawl to catch the fly?

  • Multiplication square
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    Multiplication Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Triangle in a Triangle
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    Triangle in a Triangle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of Parallelograms

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Trapezium Four
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    Trapezium Four

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Perpendicular lines
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    Perpendicular Lines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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