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  • Deep Roots
    problem

    Deep Roots

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Find integer solutions to: $\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{x}} + \sqrt{c+d.\sqrt{x}}=1$
  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    Not a Polite Question

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    When asked how old she was, the teacher replied: My age in years is not prime but odd and when reversed and added to my age you have a perfect square...

  • A gold gift box with a ribbon.
    problem

    Plutarch's Boxes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    According to Plutarch, the Greeks found all the rectangles with integer sides, whose areas are equal to their perimeters. Can you find them? What rectangular boxes, with integer sides, have their surface areas equal to their volumes?

  • Top-Heavy Pyramids
    problem

    Top-Heavy Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use the numbers in the box below to make the base of a top-heavy pyramid whose top number is 200.

  • N is a Number
    problem

    N Is a Number

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    N people visit their friends staying N kilometres along the coast. Some walk along the cliff path at N km an hour, the rest go by car. How long is the road?
  • Our Ages
    problem

    Our Ages

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    I am exactly n times my daughter's age. In m years I shall be ... How old am I?

  • Building Tetrahedra
    problem

    Building Tetrahedra

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make a tetrahedron whose faces all have the same perimeter?

  • Hand Swap
    problem

    Hand Swap

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    My train left London between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. and arrived in Paris between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. At the start and end of the journey the hands on my watch were in exactly the same positions but the minute hand and hour hand had swopped places. What time did the train leave London and how long did the journey take?

  • One and three
    problem

    One and Three

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Two motorboats travelling up and down a lake at constant speeds leave opposite ends A and B at the same instant, passing each other, for the first time 600 metres from A, and on their return, 400 metres from B. How long is the lake?

  • Root to Poly
    problem

    Root to Poly

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Find the polynomial p(x) with integer coefficients such that one solution of the equation p(x)=0 is $1+\sqrt 2+\sqrt 3$.