Year 10 Being resilient

  • Same length
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    Same length

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?

  • Differences
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    Differences

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you guarantee that, for any three numbers you choose, the product of their differences will always be an even number?

  • Take Three From Five
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    Take three from five

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?

  • More Twisting and Turning
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    More twisting and turning

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...

  • A little light thinking
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    A little light thinking

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?

  • Isosceles Seven
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    Isosceles seven

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Is it possible to find the angles in this rather special isosceles triangle?

  • Speeding boats
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    Speeding boats

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?

  • Filling the gaps
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    Filling the gaps

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Which numbers can we write as a sum of square numbers?

  • Latin Numbers
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    Latin numbers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?