Gradients

There are 26 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Gradients
Parallel lines
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Parallel lines

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How does the position of the line affect the equation of the line? What can you say about the equations of parallel lines?
Up and across
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Up and across

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.
How far does it move?
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How far does it move?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the red dot affects the distance it travels at each stage.
Towards Maclaurin
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Towards Maclaurin

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Build series for the sine and cosine functions by adding one term at a time, alternately making the approximation too big then too small but getting ever closer.
Walls
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Walls

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Plane 1 contains points A, B and C and plane 2 contains points A and B. Find all the points on plane 2 such that the two planes are perpendicular.
Climbing
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Climbing

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Sketch the graphs of y = sin x and y = tan x and some straight lines. Prove some inequalities.
Snookered
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Snookered

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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In a snooker game the brown ball was on the lip of the pocket but it could not be hit directly as the black ball was in the way. How could it be potted by playing the white ball off a cushion?
Mediant madness
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Mediant madness

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Kyle and his teacher disagree about his test score - who is right?
Parabella
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Parabella

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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This is a beautiful result involving a parabola and parallels.
Lying and Cheating
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Lying and Cheating

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Follow the instructions and you can take a rectangle, cut it into 4 pieces, discard two small triangles, put together the remaining two pieces and end up with a rectangle the same size. Try it!