Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae

There are 198 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae
Legs Eleven
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Legs Eleven

Age
11 to 14
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Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?
Hallway Borders
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Hallway Borders

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What are the possible dimensions of a rectangular hallway if the number of tiles around the perimeter is exactly half the total number of tiles?
System Speak
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System Speak

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Five equations... five unknowns... can you solve the system?
Odd Differences
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Odd Differences

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The diagram illustrates the formula: 1 + 3 + 5 + ... + (2n - 1) = n² Use the diagram to show that any odd number is the difference of two squares.
Fibs
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Fibs

Age
11 to 14
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The well known Fibonacci sequence is 1 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.... How many Fibonacci sequences can you find containing the number 196 as one of the terms?
Always the Same
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Always the Same

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Arrange the numbers 1 to 16 into a 4 by 4 array. Choose a number. Cross out the numbers on the same row and column. Repeat this process. Add up you four numbers. Why do they always add up to 34?
Always Two
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Always Two

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Find all the triples of numbers a, b, c such that each one of them plus the product of the other two is always 2.
Consecutive Squares
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Consecutive Squares

Age
14 to 16
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The squares of any 8 consecutive numbers can be arranged into two sets of four numbers with the same sum. True of false?
2-Digit Square
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2-Digit Square

Age
14 to 16
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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?
Series Sums
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Series Sums

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Let S1 = 1 , S2 = 2 + 3, S3 = 4 + 5 + 6 ,........ Calculate S17.