Inequalities

There are 47 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Inequalities
Which is bigger?
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Which is bigger?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Which is bigger, n+10 or 2n+3? Can you find a good method of answering similar questions?
Which is cheaper?
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Which is cheaper?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?
Powerful Order
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Powerful Order

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Powers of numbers might look large, but which of these is the largest...
Near 10
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Near 10

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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10 must remain within easy reach...
Inner equality
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Inner equality

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you solve this inequalities challenge?
Unit interval
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Unit interval

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you prove our inequality holds for all values of x and y between 0 and 1?
Erratic quadratic
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Erratic quadratic

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find a quadratic equation which passes close to these points?
Farey Neighbours
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Farey Neighbours

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Farey sequences are lists of fractions in ascending order of magnitude. Can you prove that in every Farey sequence there is a special relationship between Farey neighbours?
Classical Means
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Classical Means

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Use the diagram to investigate the classical Pythagorean means.
All-Variables Sudoku
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All-Variables Sudoku

Age
11 to 18
Challenge level
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The challenge is to find the values of the variables if you are to solve this Sudoku.