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Number patterns and infinity

In this feature, we have chosen some resources from the Number Patterns and Infinity pathway on wild.maths.org.

Can you explain the patterns by exploring the underlying structure? Can you reach for the stars and make sense of infinity?

Here's how you can send your solutions to these problems.

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Magic letters

Age

11 to 16

Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

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Pairwise puzzler

Age

11 to 16

I thought of 4 numbers - can you figure them out from 6 clues? Can you figure out 5 numbers from 10 clues? 6 numbers from 15 clues...

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Mystic rose

Age

11 to 16

Watch the animation to see how to draw a mystic rose. Can you work out how many lines would be needed for roses of different sizes?