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problemAge of Augustus
The English mathematician Augustus de Morgan has given his age in algebraic terms. Can you work out when he was born?
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problemA Biggy
Find the smallest positive integer N such that N/2 is a perfect cube, N/3 is a perfect fifth power and N/5 is a perfect seventh power.
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problemeNRICHing Experience
Find the five distinct digits N, R, I, C and H in the following nomogram
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problemMultiplication Magic
Given any 3 digit number you can use the given digits and name another number which is divisible by 37 (e.g. given 628 you say 628371 is divisible by 37 because you know that 6+3 = 2+7 = 8+1 = 9). The question asks you to explain the trick.
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problemLargest Expression
Which of these five algebraic expressions is largest, given $x$ is between 0 and 1?
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problemBig, Bigger, Biggest
Which is the biggest and which the smallest of $2000^{2002}, 2001^{2001} \text{and } 2002^{2000}$?
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problemStaircase
Solving the equation x^3 = 3 is easy but what about solving equations with a 'staircase' of powers?