Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Odds and Evens made fair
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    Odds and Evens Made Fair

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this follow-up to the problem Odds and Evens, we invite you to analyse a probability situation in order to find the general solution for a fair game.

  • Difference of Two Squares
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    Difference of Two Squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What is special about the difference between squares of numbers adjacent to multiples of three?

  • Pythagoras Perimeters
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    Pythagoras Perimeters

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    If you know the perimeter of a right angled triangle, what can you say about the area?

  • Multiplication arithmagons
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    Multiplication Arithmagons

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the values at the vertices when you know the values on the edges of these multiplication arithmagons?

  • Puzzling Place Value
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    Puzzling Place Value

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you explain what is going on in these puzzling number tricks?

  • The square under the hypotenuse
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    The Square Under the Hypotenuse

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?

  • Latin Numbers
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    Latin Numbers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?

  • Two blank square picture frames on a wooden floor.
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    2-Digit Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    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?

  • Compare Areas
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    Compare Areas

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Which has the greatest area, a circle or a square, inscribed in an isosceles right angle triangle?

  • Napkin
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    Napkin

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge. Investigate the three triangles formed.