### Right Time

At the time of writing the hour and minute hands of my clock are at right angles. How long will it be before they are at right angles again?

### Isosceles

Prove that a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 6 has the same area as a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 8. Find other pairs of non-congruent isosceles triangles which have equal areas.

Four rods, two of length a and two of length b, are linked to form a kite. The linkage is moveable so that the angles change. What is the maximum area of the kite?

# Overlapping Beer Mats

##### Age 11 to 14 Short Challenge Level:

Two beer mats, each the shape of a regular hexagon with area 36cm$^2$, are placed on top of each other, as shown below.

If they are placed so that the corner of the lower beer mat is in the centre of the higher beer mat, as shown below, what is the area of the overlap?

If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.

This problem is adapted from the World Mathematics Championships

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