Angles - points, lines and parallel lines

  • Two Exterior Triangles
    problem

    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
    problem

    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
    problem

    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?
  • Hand Swap
    problem

    Hand swap

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    My train left London between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. and arrived in Paris between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. At the start and end of the journey the hands on my watch were in exactly the same positions but the minute hand and hour hand had swopped places. What time did the train leave London and how long did the journey take?
  • Parallel Universe
    problem

    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
    problem

    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
    problem

    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
    problem

    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.
  • Six Minutes Past Eight
    problem

    Six minutes past eight

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 45 - 2007
    What is the obtuse angle between the hands of a clock at 6 minutes past 8 o'clock?
  • Hexapentagon
    problem

    Hexapentagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 53 - 2007
    The diagram shows a regular pentagon and regular hexagon which overlap. What is the value of x?