Exploring and noticing

  • Tiny Nines
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    Tiny Nines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What do you notice about these families of recurring decimals?

  • Pick's Theorem
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    Pick's Theorem

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.

  • The Spider and the Fly
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    The Spider and the Fly

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A spider is sitting in the middle of one of the smallest walls in a room and a fly is resting beside the window. What is the shortest distance the spider would have to crawl to catch the fly?

  • Where to Land
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    Where to Land

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Chris is enjoying a swim but needs to get back for lunch. How far along the bank should she land?

  • Triangle in a Triangle
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    Triangle in a Triangle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the inner triangle?

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of Parallelograms

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Trapezium Four
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    Trapezium Four

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The diagonals of a trapezium divide it into four parts. Can you create a trapezium where three of those parts are equal in area?

  • Perpendicular lines
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    Perpendicular Lines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Position the lines so that they are perpendicular to each other. What can you say about the equations of perpendicular lines?

  • Nicely Similar
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    Nicely Similar

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?

  • Matchless
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    Matchless

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There is a particular value of x, and a value of y to go with it, which make all five expressions equal in value. Can you find that x, y pair?