Explaining, convincing and proving
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problemAdding Odd Numbers (part 2)
Can you use Proof by Induction to establish what will happen when you add more and more odd numbers?
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problemTetra Slice
Can you prove that a quadrilateral drawn inside a tetrahedron is a parallelogram?
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problemOk! Now Prove It
Make a conjecture about the sum of the squares of the odd positive integers. Can you prove it?
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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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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? -