Conjecturing and generalising

There are 405 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Conjecturing and generalising
Holes
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Holes

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5 to 11
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I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?

Counting Cogs
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Counting cogs

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7 to 14
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Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?
Sitting round the party tables
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Sitting round the party tables

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5 to 11
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Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
Seeing Squares
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Seeing squares

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5 to 11
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Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

Bracelets
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Bracelets

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7 to 11
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Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?

Shape and territory
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Shape and territory

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16 to 18
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If for any triangle ABC tan(A - B) + tan(B - C) + tan(C - A) = 0 what can you say about the triangle?
Differences
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Differences

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11 to 14
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Can you guarantee that, for any three numbers you choose, the product of their differences will always be an even number?
Why 24?
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Why 24?

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14 to 16
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Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.
Reach 100
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Reach 100

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7 to 11
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

Make 37 Poster
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Make 37

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5 to 11
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Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick any ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?