Conjecturing and generalising

There are 343 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Conjecturing and generalising
All tangled up
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All tangled up

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you tangle yourself up and reach any fraction?
Tug Harder!
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Tug Harder!

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?
Consecutive negative numbers
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Consecutive negative numbers

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Do you notice anything about the solutions when you add and/or subtract consecutive negative numbers?
Simple Train Journeys
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Simple Train Journeys

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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How many different journeys could you make if you were going to visit four stations in this network? How about if there were five stations? Can you predict the number of journeys for seven stations?
More Twisting and Turning
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More Twisting and Turning

Age
11 to 16
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It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...
Shape Times Shape
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Shape Times Shape

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?
Four Go
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Four Go

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?
Dotty Circle
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Dotty Circle

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Watch this film carefully. Can you find a general rule for explaining when the dot will be this same distance from the horizontal axis?
Perpendicular lines
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Perpendicular lines

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Position the lines so that they are perpendicular to each other. What can you say about the equations of perpendicular lines?
Parallel lines
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Parallel lines

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How does the position of the line affect the equation of the line? What can you say about the equations of parallel lines?