Explaining, convincing and proving

  • The square under the hypotenuse
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    The square under the hypotenuse

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?

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    Triangular intersection

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest number of intersection points that a triangle and a quadrilateral can have?
  • Polycircles
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    Polycircles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Show that for any triangle it is always possible to construct 3 touching circles with centres at the vertices. Is it possible to construct touching circles centred at the vertices of any polygon?

  • Triangle Incircle Iteration
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    Triangle incircle iteration

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Keep constructing triangles in the incircle of the previous triangle. What happens?
  • Cosines Rule
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    Cosines rule

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Three points A, B and C lie in this order on a line, and P is any point in the plane. Use the Cosine Rule to prove the following statement.

  • Latin Numbers
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    Latin numbers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?

  • 2-Digit Square
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    2-digit square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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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?

  • Compare Areas
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    Compare areas

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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
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    A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge. Investigate the three triangles formed.