Angles - points, lines and parallel lines

  • Three Tears
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    Three Tears

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Construct this design using only compasses
  • Robo-Turn
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    Robo-Turn

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 16 - 2007
    Can you figure out how far the robot has travelled by the time it is first facing due East?
  • Half Past Two
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    Half Past Two

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 21 - 2009
    What is the angle between the two hands of a clock at 2.30?
  • Two Exterior Triangles
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    Two Exterior Triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 35 - 2009
    Two equilateral triangles have been drawn on two adjacent sides of a square. What is the angle between the triangles?
  • Angle Hunt
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    Angle Hunt

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 39 - 2010
    If you know three lengths and an angle in this diagram, can you find another angle by calculation?
  • Outside the Nonagon
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    Outside the Nonagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 44 - 2010
    Extend two of the sides of a nonagon to form an angle. How large is this acute angle?
  • Parallel Universe
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    Parallel Universe

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    An equilateral triangle is constructed on BC. A line QD is drawn, where Q is the midpoint of AC. Prove that AB // QD.
  • Lunar Angles
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    Lunar Angles

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What is the sum of the angles of a triangle whose sides are circular arcs on a flat surface? What if the triangle is on the surface of a sphere?
  • Spirostars
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    Spirostars

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    A spiropath is a sequence of connected line segments end to end taking different directions. The same spiropath is iterated. When does it cycle and when does it go on indefinitely?
  • Flight Path
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    Flight Path

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Use simple trigonometry to calculate the distance along the flight path from London to Sydney.