Explaining, convincing and proving

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.

Given that u>0 and v>0 find the smallest possible value of 1/u + 1/v given that u + v = 5 by different methods.

How many noughts are at the end of these giant numbers?

Euler found four whole numbers such that the sum of any two of the numbers is a perfect square...

I am exactly n times my daughter's age. In m years I shall be ... How old am I?

Prove that if a^2+b^2 is a multiple of 3 then both a and b are multiples of 3.

If x + y = -1 find the largest value of xy by coordinate geometry, by calculus and by algebra.

The largest square which fits into a circle is ABCD and EFGH is a square with G and H on the line CD and E and F on the circumference of the circle. Show that AB = 5EF. Similarly the largest equilateral triangle which fits into a circle is LMN and PQR is an equilateral triangle with P and Q on the line LM and R on the circumference of the circle. Show that LM = 3PQ

Find the smallest positive integer N such that N/2 is a perfect cube, N/3 is a perfect fifth power and N/5 is a perfect seventh power.

The sum of any two of the numbers 2, 34 and 47 is a perfect square. Choose three square numbers and find sets of three integers with this property. Generalise to four integers.