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Common Divisor

Find the largest integer which divides every member of the following sequence: 1^5-1, 2^5-2, 3^5-3, ... n^5-n.

Different by One

Can you make lines of Cuisenaire rods that differ by 1?

Hypotenuse Lattice Points

Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates.

Points which have whole number coordinates are called lattice points.

How many lattice points are there on the hypotenuse MN?

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