Conjecturing and generalising
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problemSquare Pizza
Can you show that you can share a square pizza equally between two people by cutting it four times using vertical, horizontal and diagonal cuts through any point inside the square? -
problemSemi-square
What is the ratio of the area of a square inscribed in a semicircle to the area of the square inscribed in the entire circle? -
problemIn a Spin
What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating this right angled triangle about the hypotenuse? -
problemSquaring the Circle and Circling the Square
If you continue the pattern, can you predict what each of the following areas will be? Try to explain your prediction. -
problemThree Times Seven
A three digit number abc is always divisible by 7 when 2a+3b+c is divisible by 7. Why? -
problemCyclic Triangles
Make and prove a conjecture about the cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of radius r that has the maximum perimeter and the maximum area. -
problemFavouriteCubes Within Cubes Revisited
Imagine starting with one yellow cube and covering it all over with a single layer of red cubes, and then covering that cube with a layer of blue cubes. How many red and blue cubes would you need? -
problemFavouriteCunning Card Trick
Delight your friends with this cunning trick! Can you explain how it works?