Explaining, convincing and proving
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problemBinary Squares
If a number N is expressed in binary by using only 'ones,' what can you say about its square (in binary)?
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problemLittle and Large
A point moves around inside a rectangle. What are the least and the greatest values of the sum of the squares of the distances from the vertices?
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problemSquare Pair Circles
Investigate the number of points with integer coordinates on circles with centres at the origin for which the square of the radius is a power of 5.
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problemPolite Numbers
A polite number can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers, for example 8+9+10=27 is a polite number. Can you find some more polite, and impolite, numbers?
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problemGenerally Geometric
Generalise the sum of a GP by using derivatives to make the coefficients into powers of the natural numbers.
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problemCube Net
How many tours visit each vertex of a cube once and only once? How many return to the starting point?
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problemCan It Be?
When if ever do you get the right answer if you add two fractions by adding the numerators and adding the denominators?
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problemAnd so on - And on - And On
Can you find the value of this function involving algebraic fractions for x=2000?