Diophantine equations

  • Letter Land
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    Letter Land

    Age
    11 to 14
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    If: A + C = A; F x D = F; B - G = G; A + H = E; B / H = G; E - G = F and A-H represent the numbers from 0 to 7 Find the values of A, B, C, D, E, F and H.
  • 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?
  • CD Heaven
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    CD Heaven

    Age
    14 to 16
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    All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?

  • Rudolff's Problem
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    Rudolff's Problem

    Age
    14 to 16
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    A group of 20 people pay a total of £20 to see an exhibition. The admission price is £3 for men, £2 for women and 50p for children. How many men, women and children are there in the group?
  • Some Cubes
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    Some Cubes

    Age
    16 to 18
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    The sum of the cubes of two numbers is 7163. What are these numbers?
  • Code to Zero
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    Code to Zero

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Find all 3 digit numbers such that by adding the first digit, the square of the second and the cube of the third you get the original number, for example 1 + 3^2 + 5^3 = 135.
  • Our Ages
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    Our Ages

    Age
    14 to 16
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    I am exactly n times my daughter's age. In m years I shall be ... How old am I?
  • Double Angle Triples
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    Double Angle Triples

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Try out this geometry problem involving trigonometry and number theory
  • Lattice Points
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    Lattice Points

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Why are there only a few lattice points on a hyperbola and infinitely many on a parabola?
  • Exhaustion
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    Exhaustion

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Find the positive integer solutions of the equation (1+1/a)(1+1/b)(1+1/c) = 2