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Broad Topics > Properties of Numbers > Powers & roots
Absurdity Again
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
What is the value of the integers a and b where sqrt(8-4sqrt3) = sqrt a - sqrt b?
Golden Eggs
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Find a connection between the shape of a special ellipse and an infinite string of nested square roots.
Rational Roots
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Given that a, b and c are natural numbers show that if sqrt a+sqrt b is rational then it is a natural number. Extend this to 3 variables.
Plus or Minus
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Make and prove a conjecture about the value of the product of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n+1}F_{n-1}$.
Square Pair Circles
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Investigate the number of points with integer coordinates on circles with centres at the origin for which the square of the radius is a power of 5.
Cube Roots
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Evaluate without a calculator: (5 sqrt2 + 7)^{1/3} - (5 sqrt2 - 7)^1/3}.
Giants
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Which is the bigger, 9^10 or 10^9 ? Which is the bigger, 99^100 or 100^99 ?
Root to Poly
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Find the polynomial p(x) with integer coefficients such that one solution of the equation p(x)=0 is $1+\sqrt 2+\sqrt 3$.
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?
Em'power'ed
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Find the smallest numbers a, b, and c such that: a^2 = 2b^3 = 3c^5 What can you say about other solutions to this problem?
Consecutive Squares
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The squares of any 8 consecutive numbers can be arranged into two sets of four numbers with the same sum. True of false?
Fibonacci Fashion
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
What have Fibonacci numbers to do with solutions of the quadratic equation x^2 - x - 1 = 0 ?
Enriching Experience
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Find the five distinct digits N, R, I, C and H in the following nomogram
Staircase
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Solving the equation x^3 = 3 is easy but what about solving equations with a 'staircase' of powers?
Ab Surd Ity
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Find the value of sqrt(2+sqrt3)-sqrt(2-sqrt3)and then of cuberoot(2+sqrt5)+cuberoot(2-sqrt5).
Unusual Long Division - Square Roots Before Calculators
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
However did we manage before calculators? Is there an efficient way to do a square root if you have to do the work yourself?
Googol
Age 16 to 18 Short Challenge Level:
Find the smallest value for which a particular sequence is greater than a googol.
Roots Near 9
Age 14 to 16 Short Challenge Level:
For how many integers 𝑛 is the difference between √𝑛 and 9 is less than 1?
Pythagorean Fibs
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
What have Fibonacci numbers got to do with Pythagorean triples?
Archimedes and Numerical Roots
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The problem is how did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
Number Rules - OK
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you convince me of each of the following: If a square number is multiplied by a square number the product is ALWAYS a square number...
Rationals Between...
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
Rachel's Problem
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Is it true that $99^n$ has 2n digits and $999^n$ has 3n digits? Investigate!
Irrational Arithmagons
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Can you work out the irrational numbers that belong in the circles to make the multiplication arithmagon correct?
Negative Power
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What does this number mean ? Which order of 1, 2, 3 and 4 makes the highest value ? Which makes the lowest ?
Function Pyramids
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
A function pyramid is a structure where each entry in the pyramid is determined by the two entries below it. Can you figure out how the pyramid is generated?
Fit for Photocopying
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Explore the relationships between different paper sizes.
Surds
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Find the exact values of x, y and a satisfying the following system of equations: 1/(a+1) = a - 1 x + y = 2a x = ay
Lost in Space
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
How many ways are there to count 1 - 2 - 3 in the array of triangular numbers? What happens with larger arrays? Can you predict for any size array?
Guesswork
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Ask a friend to choose a number between 1 and 63. By identifying which of the six cards contains the number they are thinking of it is easy to tell them what the number is.
Equal Temperament
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The scale on a piano does something clever : the ratio (interval) between any adjacent points on the scale is equal. If you play any note, twelve points higher will be exactly an octave on.
Deep Roots
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Find integer solutions to: $\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{x}} + \sqrt{c+d.\sqrt{x}}=1$
Power Countdown
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
In this twist on the well-known Countdown numbers game, use your knowledge of Powers and Roots to make a target.
Archimedes Numerical Roots
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
How did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
Route to Root
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
A sequence of numbers x1, x2, x3, ... starts with x1 = 2, and, if you know any term xn, you can find the next term xn+1 using the formula: xn+1 = (xn + 3/xn)/2 . Calculate the first six terms of this. . . .
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.