Simply Graphs
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Look for the common features in these graphs. Which graphs belong together?
Polite Numbers
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
A polite number can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers. Find the consecutive sums giving the polite numbers 544 and 424. What characterizes impolite numbers?
Impossible Triangles?
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Which of these triangular jigsaws are impossible to finish?
Fix Me or Crush Me
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Can you make matrices which will fix one lucky vector and crush another to zero?
Vector Journeys
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
Charlie likes to go for walks around a square park, while Alison likes to cut across diagonally. Can you find relationships between the vectors they walk along?
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NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.