Visualising and representing

  • Geometry and Measure - Short Problems
    problem

    Tied Up

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How much of the field can the animals graze?

  • Jam
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    Jam

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A game for 2 players
  • Jam
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    Jam

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    To avoid losing think of another very well known game where the patterns of play are similar.

  • Just rolling round
    problem

    Just Rolling Round

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    P is a point on the circumference of a circle radius r which rolls, without slipping, inside a circle of radius 2r. What is the locus of P?

  • Platonic Planet
    problem

    Platonic Planet

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Glarsynost lives on a planet whose shape is that of a perfect regular dodecahedron. Can you describe the shortest journey she can make to ensure that she will see every part of the planet?
  • Fermat's Poser
    problem

    Fermat's Poser

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Find the point whose sum of distances from the vertices (corners) of a given triangle is a minimum.

  • A Problem of time
    problem

    A Problem of Time

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Consider a watch face which has identical hands and identical marks for the hours. It is opposite to a mirror. When is the time as read direct and in the mirror exactly the same between 6 and 7?

  • Hypotenuse Lattice points
    problem

    Hypotenuse Lattice Points

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?

  • AMGM
    problem

    AMGM

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you use the diagram to prove the AM-GM inequality?

  • A Tilted Square
    problem

    A Tilted Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The opposite vertices of a square have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d). What are the coordinates of the other vertices?