Conjecturing and generalising
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problemA Tilted Square
The opposite vertices of a square have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d). What are the coordinates of the other vertices?
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problemSquaring the Circle and Circling the Square
If you continue the pattern, can you predict what each of the following areas will be? Try to explain your prediction.
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problemDifference Dynamics
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?
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problemDifference of Odd Squares
$40$ can be written as $7^2 - 3^2.$ Which other numbers can be written as the difference of squares of odd numbers?
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problemNapoleon's Hat
Three equilateral triangles ABC, AYX and XZB are drawn with the point X a moveable point on AB. The points P, Q and R are the centres of the three triangles. What can you say about triangle PQR?