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Triathlon and Fitness
Age
11 to 14
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The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?
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Vector walk
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Starting with two basic vector steps, which destinations can you reach on a vector walk?
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Iff
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Take a triangular number, multiply it by 8 and add 1. What is special about your answer? Can you prove it?
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The Root of the Problem
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Find the sum of this series of surds.
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Always Perfect
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Show that if you add 1 to the product of four consecutive numbers the answer is ALWAYS a perfect square.
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Perfectly Square
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
The sums of the squares of three related numbers is also a perfect square - can you explain why?
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Back fitter
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?
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What's that graph?
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Can you work out which processes are represented by the graphs?
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Bendy Quad
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Four rods are hinged at their ends to form a convex quadrilateral.
Investigate the different shapes that the quadrilateral can take.
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