Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Difference Sudoku
    problem

    Difference Sudoku

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use the differences to find the solution to this Sudoku.

  • Dalmatians
    problem

    Dalmatians

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate the sequences obtained by starting with any positive 2 digit number (10a+b) and repeatedly using the rule 10a+b maps to 10b-a to get the next number in the sequence.

  • Road maker
    problem

    Road Maker

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which of these roads will satisfy a Munchkin builder?

  • IFFY triangles
    problem

    IFFY Triangles

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you prove these triangle theorems both ways?

  • Common Divisor
    problem

    Common Divisor

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find out what numbers divide these expressions? Can you prove that they are always divisors?

  • Network Trees
    problem

    Network Trees

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Explore some of the different types of network, and prove a result about network trees.

  • A powerful Matrix
    problem

    A Powerful Matrix

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What happens when you find the powers of this matrix?

  • Proof Sorter - Quadratic Equation
    interactivity

    Proof Sorter - Quadratic Equation

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This is an interactivity in which you have to sort the steps in the completion of the square into the correct order to prove the formula for the solutions of quadratic equations.

  • Sixational
    problem

    Sixational

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The nth term of a sequence is given by the formula n^3 + 11n. Find the first four terms of the sequence given by this formula and the first term of the sequence which is bigger than one million. Prove that all terms of the sequence are divisible by 6.

  • Pent
    problem

    Pent

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The diagram shows a regular pentagon with sides of unit length. Find all the angles in the diagram. Prove that the quadrilateral shown in red is a rhombus.