Area - squares and rectangles

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter Possibilities

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Fence it
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    Fence It

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?

  • Perimeter Challenge
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    Perimeter Challenge

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you deduce the perimeters of the shapes from the information given?

  • Completing Quadrilaterals
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    Completing Quadrilaterals

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    We started drawing some quadrilaterals - can you complete them?

  • A blue patchwork quilt draped over a white sofa.
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    Alison's Quilt

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Nine squares are fitted together to form a rectangle. Can you find its dimensions?

  • Warmsnug Double Glazing
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    Warmsnug Double Glazing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How have "Warmsnug" arrived at the prices shown on their windows? Which window has been given an incorrect price?

  • Semi-detached
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    Semi-Detached

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.

  • The square under the hypotenuse
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    The Square Under the Hypotenuse

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?

  • Compare Areas
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    Compare Areas

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Which has the greatest area, a circle or a square, inscribed in an isosceles right angle triangle?

  • Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron
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    Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    In a right-angled tetrahedron prove that the sum of the squares of the areas of the 3 faces in mutually perpendicular planes equals the square of the area of the sloping face. A generalisation of Pythagoras' Theorem.