Tetra Inequalities
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Can you prove that in every tetrahedron there is a vertex where the three edges meeting at that vertex have lengths which could be the sides of a triangle?
Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
In a right-angled tetrahedron prove that the sum of the squares of the areas of the 3 faces in mutually perpendicular planes equals the square of the area of the sloping face. A generalisation of Pythagoras' Theorem.
Tetra Perp
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Show that the edges $AD$ and $BC$ of a tetrahedron $ABCD$ are mutually perpendicular if and only if $AB^2 +CD^2 = AC^2+BD^2$. This problem uses the scalar product of two vectors.
A Very Shiny Nose?
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
This problem explores the biology behind Rudolph's glowing red nose, and introduces the real life phenomena of bacterial quorum sensing.
Tetra Slice
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Can you prove that a quadrilateral drawn inside a tetrahedron is a parallelogram?
Amicable Arrangements
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Three of Santa's elves and their best friends are sitting down to a festive feast. Can you find the probability that each elf sits next to their bestie?
The Koch Snowflake
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level
Explore the strange geometrical properties of the Koch Snowflake.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.