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Pythagoras' theorem. Generalising. Visualising. 2D shapes and their properties. Ratio. Sine, cosine, tangent. Area - triangles, quadrilaterals, compound shapes. Quadrilaterals. Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae. Triangles.There are 41 results
Broad Topics > Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion > Ratio
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?
How Big?
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
If the sides of the triangle in the diagram are 3, 4 and 5, what is the area of the shaded square?
Rati-o
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Points P, Q, R and S each divide the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively in the ratio of 2 : 1. Join the points. What is the area of the parallelogram PQRS in relation to the original rectangle?
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.
Cereal Mix
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A farmer is supplying a mix of seeds, nuts and dried apricots to a manufacturer of crunchy cereal bars. What combination of ingredients costing £5 per kg could he supply?
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.
Washing Elephants
Age 11 to 14 Short Challenge Level:
How long will it take Mary and Nigel to wash an elephant if they work together?
Sitting Pretty
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
A circle of radius r touches two sides of a right angled triangle, sides x and y, and has its centre on the hypotenuse. Can you prove the formula linking x, y and r?
From All Corners
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Straight lines are drawn from each corner of a square to the mid points of the opposite sides. Express the area of the octagon that is formed at the centre as a fraction of the area of the square.
Trapezium Four
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The diagonals of a trapezium divide it into four parts. Can you create a trapezium where three of those parts are equal in area?
Mixing Paints
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Can you work out how to produce different shades of pink paint?
Orbiting Billiard Balls
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What angle is needed for a ball to do a circuit of the billiard table and then pass through its original position?
A Scale for the Solar System
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The Earth is further from the Sun than Venus, but how much further? Twice as far? Ten times?
Pi, a Very Special Number
Age 7 to 14
Read all about the number pi and the mathematicians who have tried to find out its value as accurately as possible.
One and Three
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Two motorboats travelling up and down a lake at constant speeds leave opposite ends A and B at the same instant, passing each other, for the first time 600 metres from A, and on their return, 400. . . .
Ratio or Proportion?
Age 7 to 14
An article for teachers which discusses the differences between ratio and proportion, and invites readers to contribute their own thoughts.
Around and Back
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
A cyclist and a runner start off simultaneously around a race track each going at a constant speed. The cyclist goes all the way around and then catches up with the runner. He then instantly turns. . . .
Pent
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
The diagram shows a regular pentagon with sides of unit length. Find all the angles in the diagram. Prove that the quadrilateral shown in red is a rhombus.
Triangle in a Triangle
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the inner triangle?
Do Unto Caesar
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
At the beginning of the night three poker players; Alan, Bernie and Craig had money in the ratios 7 : 6 : 5. At the end of the night the ratio was 6 : 5 : 4. One of them won $1 200. What were the. . . .
Tin Tight
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What's the most efficient proportion for a 1 litre tin of paint?
Mixing More Paints
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you find an efficent way to mix paints in any ratio?
Speeding Boats
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?
Points in Pairs
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Move the point P to see how P' moves. Then use your insights to calculate a missing length.
Pythagoras’ Comma
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Using an understanding that 1:2 and 2:3 were good ratios, start with a length and keep reducing it to 2/3 of itself. Each time that took the length under 1/2 they doubled it to get back within range.
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. . . .
Circuit Training
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Mike and Monisha meet at the race track, which is 400m round. Just to make a point, Mike runs anticlockwise whilst Monisha runs clockwise. Where will they meet on their way around and will they ever. . . .
The Rescaled Map
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
We use statistics to give ourselves an informed view on a subject of interest. This problem explores how to scale countries on a map to represent characteristics other than land area.
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.
Racing Odds
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
In a race the odds are: 2 to 1 against the rhinoceros winning and 3 to 2 against the hippopotamus winning. What are the odds against the elephant winning if the race is fair?
Same Height
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
A trapezium is divided into four triangles by its diagonals. Can you work out the area of the trapezium?
Six Notes All Nice Ratios
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
The Pythagoreans noticed that nice simple ratios of string length made nice sounds together.
Bus Stop
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Two buses leave at the same time from two towns Shipton and Veston on the same long road, travelling towards each other. At each mile along the road are milestones. The buses' speeds are constant. . . .
Golden Thoughts
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Rectangle PQRS has X and Y on the edges. Triangles PQY, YRX and XSP have equal areas. Prove X and Y divide the sides of PQRS in the golden ratio.
Oh for the Mathematics of Yesteryear
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A garrison of 600 men has just enough bread ... but, with the news that the enemy was planning an attack... How many ounces of bread a day must each man in the garrison be allowed, to hold out 45. . . .
Exact Dilutions
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Which exact dilution ratios can you make using only 2 dilutions?
Ratios and Dilutions
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Scientists often require solutions which are diluted to a particular concentration. In this problem, you can explore the mathematics of simple dilutions
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