Conjecturing and generalising

  • Jam
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    Jam

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    To avoid losing think of another very well known game where the patterns of play are similar.

  • Polycircles
    problem

    Polycircles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Show that for any triangle it is always possible to construct 3 touching circles with centres at the vertices. Is it possible to construct touching circles centred at the vertices of any polygon?

  • AMGM
    problem

    AMGM

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you use the diagram to prove the AM-GM inequality?

  • A Tilted Square
    problem

    A Tilted Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The opposite vertices of a square have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d). What are the coordinates of the other vertices?

  • Super Computer
    problem

    Super Computer

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the units digit of the given expression?

  • Can you traverse it?
    problem

    Can You Traverse It?

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    How can you decide if a graph is traversable?

  • Difference Dynamics
    problem

    Difference Dynamics

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Take three whole numbers. The differences between them give you three new numbers. Find the differences between the new numbers and keep repeating this. What happens?

  • All tangled up
    problem

    All Tangled Up

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

  • Difference of odd squares
    problem

    Difference of Odd Squares

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    $40$ can be written as $7^2 - 3^2.$ Which other numbers can be written as the difference of squares of odd numbers?

  • Degree Ceremony
    problem

    Degree Ceremony

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the sum of the squared sine values?