Being resourceful
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problemFavourite2-Digit Square
A 2-digit number is squared. When this 2-digit number is reversed and squared, the difference between the squares is also a square. What is the 2-digit number?
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problemFavouriteCompare Areas
Which has the greatest area, a circle or a square, inscribed in an isosceles right angle triangle?
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problemFavouriteNapkin
A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge. Investigate the three triangles formed.
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problemFavouriteHexy-Metry
A hexagon, with sides alternately a and b units in length, is inscribed in a circle. How big is the radius of the circle?
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problemFavouriteFar Horizon
An observer is on top of a lighthouse. How far from the foot of the lighthouse is the horizon that the observer can see?
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problemFavouriteDating Made Easier
If a sum invested gains 10% each year how long before it has doubled its value?
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problemFavouriteParabolic Patterns
The illustration shows the graphs of fifteen functions. Two of them have equations $y=x^2$ and $y=-(x-4)^2$. Find the equations of all the other graphs.