Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae

  • Terminology
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    Terminology

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Given an equilateral triangle inside an isosceles triangle, can you find a relationship between the angles?

  • Pick's Theorem
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    Pick's theorem

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.

  • Perfectly Square
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    Perfectly square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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
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    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?

  • Multiplication square
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    Multiplication square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of parallelograms

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Big Fish
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    Big fish

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Granny has taken up deep-sea fishing! Last week, she caught a fish so big that she had to cut it into three pieces in order to weigh it...
  • Nicely Similar
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    Nicely similar

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?

  • Gutter
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    Gutter

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Manufacturers need to minimise the amount of material used to make their product. What is the best cross-section for a gutter?

  • Matchless
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    Matchless

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    There is a particular value of x, and a value of y to go with it, which make all five expressions equal in value, can you find that x, y pair ?