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Mathematical modelling. Pythagoras' theorem. Generalising. Regular polygons and circles. Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Similarity and congruence. 2D shapes and their properties. Ratio and proportion. Visualising.There are 74 results
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Where to Land
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Chris is enjoying a swim but needs to get back for lunch. If she can swim at 3 m/s and run at 7m/sec, how far along the bank should she land in order to get back as quickly as possible?
Slippage
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A ladder 3m long rests against a wall with one end a short distance from its base. Between the wall and the base of a ladder is a garden storage box 1m tall and 1m high. What is the maximum distance. . . .
Star Gazing
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Find the ratio of the outer shaded area to the inner area for a six pointed star and an eight pointed star.
Rhombus in Rectangle
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Take any rectangle ABCD such that AB > BC. The point P is on AB and Q is on CD. Show that there is exactly one position of P and Q such that APCQ is a rhombus.
Nicely Similar
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?
Pythagorean Triples I
Age 11 to 16
The first of two articles on Pythagorean Triples which asks how many right angled triangles can you find with the lengths of each side exactly a whole number measurement. Try it!
A Chordingly
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord which is tangent to the inner circle.
Pythagoras Proofs
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Can you make sense of these three proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem?
Pythagorean Triples II
Age 11 to 16
This is the second article on right-angled triangles whose edge lengths are whole numbers.
Zig Zag
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Four identical right angled triangles are drawn on the sides of a square. Two face out, two face in. Why do the four vertices marked with dots lie on one line?
Square Pegs
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Which is a better fit, a square peg in a round hole or a round peg in a square hole?
Napkin
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge . Investigate the three triangles formed .
Semi-square
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
What is the ratio of the area of a square inscribed in a semicircle to the area of the square inscribed in the entire circle?
The Pillar of Chios
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Semicircles are drawn on the sides of a rectangle. Prove that the sum of the areas of the four crescents is equal to the area of the rectangle.
Squ-areas
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Three squares are drawn on the sides of a triangle ABC. Their areas are respectively 18 000, 20 000 and 26 000 square centimetres. If the outer vertices of the squares are joined, three more. . . .
Garden Shed
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Can you minimise the amount of wood needed to build the roof of my garden shed?
Under the Ribbon
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A ribbon is nailed down with a small amount of slack. What is the largest cube that can pass under the ribbon ?
Fitting In
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
The largest square which fits into a circle is ABCD and EFGH is a square with G and H on the line CD and E and F on the circumference of the circle. Show that AB = 5EF. Similarly the largest. . . .
Two Circles
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Draw two circles, each of radius 1 unit, so that each circle goes through the centre of the other one. What is the area of the overlap?
Hex
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Explain how the thirteen pieces making up the regular hexagon shown in the diagram can be re-assembled to form three smaller regular hexagons congruent to each other.
Grid Lockout
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
What remainders do you get when square numbers are divided by 4?
Circle Box
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
It is obvious that we can fit four circles of diameter 1 unit in a square of side 2 without overlapping. What is the smallest square into which we can fit 3 circles of diameter 1 unit?
Inscribed in a Circle
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
The area of a square inscribed in a circle with a unit radius is, satisfyingly, 2. What is the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle with a unit radius?
All Tied Up
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A ribbon runs around a box so that it makes a complete loop with two parallel pieces of ribbon on the top. How long will the ribbon be?
Liethagoras' Theorem
Age 7 to 14
Liethagoras, Pythagoras' cousin (!), was jealous of Pythagoras and came up with his own theorem. Read this article to find out why other mathematicians laughed at him.
Six Discs
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Six circular discs are packed in different-shaped boxes so that the discs touch their neighbours and the sides of the box. Can you put the boxes in order according to the areas of their bases?
Are You Kidding
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
If the altitude of an isosceles triangle is 8 units and the perimeter of the triangle is 32 units.... What is the area of the triangle?
Kite in a Square
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Can you make sense of the three methods to work out the area of the kite in the square?
Tilting Triangles
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A right-angled isosceles triangle is rotated about the centre point of a square. What can you say about the area of the part of the square covered by the triangle as it rotates?
Take a Square
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Cut off three right angled isosceles triangles to produce a pentagon. With two lines, cut the pentagon into three parts which can be rearranged into another square.
Matter of Scale
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Prove Pythagoras' Theorem using enlargements and scale factors.
Equilateral Areas
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
ABC and DEF are equilateral triangles of side 3 and 4 respectively. Construct an equilateral triangle whose area is the sum of the area of ABC and DEF.
The Medieval Octagon
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Medieval stonemasons used a method to construct octagons using ruler and compasses... Is the octagon regular? Proof please.
Three Four Five
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Two semi-circles (each of radius 1/2) touch each other, and a semi-circle of radius 1 touches both of them. Find the radius of the circle which touches all three semi-circles.
Medallions
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Three circular medallions fit in a rectangular box. Can you find the radius of the largest one?
Isosceles
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Prove that a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 6 has the same area as a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 8. Find other pairs of non-congruent isosceles triangles which have equal areas.
Ball Packing
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
If a ball is rolled into the corner of a room how far is its centre from the corner?
Trice
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
ABCDEFGH is a 3 by 3 by 3 cube. Point P is 1/3 along AB (that is AP : PB = 1 : 2), point Q is 1/3 along GH and point R is 1/3 along ED. What is the area of the triangle PQR?
Round and Round
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Prove that the shaded area of the semicircle is equal to the area of the inner circle.
In a Spin
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating this right angled triangle about the hypotenuse?
At a Glance
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
The area of a regular pentagon looks about twice as a big as the pentangle star drawn within it. Is it?
Pythagoras
Age 7 to 14
Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek philosopher who lived from about 580 BC to about 500 BC. Find out about the important developments he made in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music.
Circle Scaling
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Describe how to construct three circles which have areas in the ratio 1:2:3.
Circumnavigation
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
The sides of a triangle are 25, 39 and 40 units of length. Find the diameter of the circumscribed circle.
Tilted Squares
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
It's easy to work out the areas of most squares that we meet, but what if they were tilted?
Corridors
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A 10x10x10 cube is made from 27 2x2 cubes with corridors between them. Find the shortest route from one corner to the opposite corner.
The Fire-fighter's Car Keys
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A fire-fighter needs to fill a bucket of water from the river and take it to a fire. What is the best point on the river bank for the fire-fighter to fill the bucket ?.
Squareo'scope Determines the Kind of Triangle
Age 11 to 14
A description of some experiments in which you can make discoveries about triangles.
Partly Circles
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
What is the same and what is different about these circle questions? What connections can you make?
Semi-detached
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.
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