Inequalities

There are 47 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Inequalities
Making Waves
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Making Waves

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Which is larger cos(sin x) or sin(cos x) ? Does this depend on x ?
Rationals Between...
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Rationals Between...

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
Code to Zero
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Code to Zero

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Find all 3 digit numbers such that by adding the first digit, the square of the second and the cube of the third you get the original number, for example 1 + 3^2 + 5^3 = 135.
Exhaustion
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Exhaustion

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Find the positive integer solutions of the equation (1+1/a)(1+1/b)(1+1/c) = 2
Two Cubes
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Two Cubes

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Two cubes, each with integral side lengths, have a combined volume equal to the total of the lengths of their edges. How big are the cubes? [If you find a result by 'trial and error' you'll need to prove you have found all possible solutions.]
Shades of Fermat's Last Theorem
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Shades of Fermat's Last Theorem

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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The familiar Pythagorean 3-4-5 triple gives one solution to (x-1)^n + x^n = (x+1)^n so what about other solutions for x an integer and n= 2, 3, 4 or 5?