Visualising and representing

  • Dicey Directions
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    Dicey Directions

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    An ordinary die is placed on a horizontal table with the '1' face facing East... In which direction is the '1' face facing after this sequence of moves?
  • The perforated cube
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    The Perforated Cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A cube is made from smaller cubes, 5 by 5 by 5, then some of those cubes are removed. Can you make the specified shapes, and what is the most and least number of cubes required ?
  • Potatoes
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    Potatoes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 19 - 2009
    When I looked at the greengrocer's window I saw a sign. When I went in and looked from the other side, what did I see?
  • Classical Means
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    Classical Means

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Use the diagram to investigate the classical Pythagorean means.
  • Mach Attack
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    Mach Attack

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Have you got the Mach knack? Discover the mathematics behind exceeding the sound barrier.
  • Island Hopping
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    Island Hopping

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the smallest number of ferry trips that Neda needs to take to visit all four islands and return to the mainland?
  • Printing Error
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    Printing Error

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Every third page number in this book has been omitted. Can you work out what number will be on the last page?
  • Painted Octahedron
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    Painted Octahedron

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the smallest number of colours needed to paint the faces of a regular octahedron so that no adjacent faces are the same colour?
  • Eulerian
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    Eulerian

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 37 - 2014
    Which of the five diagrams below could be drawn without taking the pen off the page and without drawing along a line already drawn?
  • Semicircular Design
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    Semicircular Design

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 9 - 2016
    The diagram to the right shows a logo made from semi-circular arcs. What fraction of the logo is shaded?