Powers and roots

There are 62 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Powers and roots
Powers of Four
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Powers of four

Age
14 to 16
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Can you work out the value of x in this 'power-full' equation?
Integer Indices
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Integer indices

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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From this sum of powers, can you find the sum of the indices?
Lastly - well
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Lastly - well

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What are the last two digits of 2^(2^2003)?
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?
Rachel's Problem
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Rachel's problem

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Is it true that $99^n$ has 2n digits and $999^n$ has 3n digits? Investigate!
Like Powers
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Like powers

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Investigate $1^n + 19^n + 20^n + 51^n + 57^n + 80^n + 82^n $ and $2^n + 12^n + 31^n + 40^n + 69^n + 71^n + 85^n$ for different values of n.
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?
Two Many
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Two many

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the least square number which commences with six two's?
Maundy Money
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Maundy money

Age
11 to 14
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How much money did the Queen give away in pence as a power of 2?