Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Zig Zag
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    Zig Zag

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    14 to 16
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    Four identical right angled triangles are drawn on the sides of a square. Two face out, two face in. Why do the four vertices marked with dots lie on one line?

  • Why 24?
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    Why 24?

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    14 to 16
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    Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.

  • CD Heaven
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    CD Heaven

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    14 to 16
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    All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?

  • Number rules - OK
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    Number Rules - OK

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    14 to 16
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    Can you produce convincing arguments that a selection of statements about numbers are true?

  • In a box
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    In a Box

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    14 to 16
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    Chris and Jo put two red and four blue ribbons in a box. They each pick a ribbon from the box without looking. Jo wins if the two ribbons are the same colour. Is the game fair?

  • Repetitiously
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    Repetitiously

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    14 to 16
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    Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?

  • Terminology
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    Terminology

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

  • Semi-detached
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    Semi-Detached

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    14 to 16
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    A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.

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    Triangles and Petals

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    14 to 16
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    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

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    14 to 16
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    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?