Angles in polygons

  • A Sameness Surely
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    A Sameness Surely

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Triangle ABC has a right angle at C. ACRS and CBPQ are squares. ST and PU are perpendicular to AB produced. Show that ST + PU = AB

  • Angle to Chord
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    Angle to Chord

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 23 - 2008
    A triangle has been drawn inside this circle. Can you find the length of the chord it forms?

  • Circled Corners
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    Circled Corners

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Three circles have been drawn at the vertices of this triangle. What is the area of the inner shaded area?

  • Incentre Angle
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    Incentre Angle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 1 - 2011
    Use facts about the angle bisectors of this triangle to work out another internal angle.

  • Wood Pile Perimeter
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    Wood Pile Perimeter

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 30 - 2011
    Three touching circles have an interesting area between them...

  • Angles in Three Squares
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    Angles in Three Squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Drawing the right diagram can help you to prove a result about the angles in a line of squares.
  • No Right Angle Here
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    No Right Angle Here

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Prove that the internal angle bisectors of a triangle will never be perpendicular to each other.

  • Pentakite
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    Pentakite

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Given a regular pentagon, can you find the distance between two non-adjacent vertices?

  • Pent
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    Pent

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    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.

  • Road maker 2
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    Road Maker 2

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out where the blue-and-red brick roads end?