Powers and roots

  • Twelve Cubed
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    Twelve Cubed

    Age
    14 to 16
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    A wooden cube with edges of length 12cm is cut into cubes with edges of length 1cm. What is the total length of the all the edges of these centimetre cubes?
  • Em'power'ed
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    Em'power'ed

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Find the smallest numbers a, b, and c such that: a^2 = 2b^3 = 3c^5 What can you say about other solutions to this problem?
  • Consecutive Squares
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    Consecutive Squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The squares of any 8 consecutive numbers can be arranged into two sets of four numbers with the same sum. True of false?
  • Surds
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    Surds

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Find the exact values of x, y and a satisfying the following system of equations: 1/(a+1) = a - 1 x + y = 2a x = ay
  • Power Crazy
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    Power Crazy

    Age
    11 to 14
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    What can you say about the values of n that make $7^n + 3^n$ a multiple of 10? Are there other pairs of integers between 1 and 10 which have similar properties?
  • Sept 03
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    Sept 03

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the last digit of the number 1 / 5^903 ?
  • Archimedes and numerical roots
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    Archimedes and Numerical Roots

    Age
    14 to 16
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    The problem is how did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
  • Golden Eggs
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    Golden Eggs

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Find a connection between the shape of a special ellipse and an infinite string of nested square roots.
  • Fibonacci Fashion
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    Fibonacci Fashion

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What have Fibonacci numbers to do with solutions of the quadratic equation x^2 - x - 1 = 0 ?
  • Pythagorean Fibs
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    Pythagorean Fibs

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What have Fibonacci numbers got to do with Pythagorean triples?