Pythagoras' theorem

  • Round and Round
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    Round and Round

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Prove that the shaded area of the semicircle is equal to the area of the inner circle.
  • Floored
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    Floored

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A floor is covered by a tessellation of equilateral triangles, each having three equal arcs inside it. What proportion of the area of the tessellation is shaded?
  • Three four five
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    Three Four Five

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Two semi-circles (each of radius 1/2) touch each other, and a semi-circle of radius 1 touches both of them. Find the radius of the circle which touches all three semi-circles.
  • Holly
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    Holly

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The ten arcs forming the edges of the "holly leaf" are all arcs of circles of radius 1 cm. Find the length of the perimeter of the holly leaf and the area of its surface.
  • The medieval octagon
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    The Medieval Octagon

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Medieval stonemasons used a method to construct octagons using ruler and compasses... Is the octagon regular? Proof please.
  • Little and Large
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    Little and Large

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    A point moves around inside a rectangle. What are the least and the greatest values of the sum of the squares of the distances from the vertices?
  • Are you kidding
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    Are You Kidding

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    If the altitude of an isosceles triangle is 8 units and the perimeter of the triangle is 32 units.... What is the area of the triangle?
  • Tilting Triangles
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    Tilting Triangles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A right-angled isosceles triangle is rotated about the centre point of a square. What can you say about the area of the part of the square covered by the triangle as it rotates?
  • Circle Box
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    Circle Box

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    It is obvious that we can fit four circles of diameter 1 unit in a square of side 2 without overlapping. What is the smallest square into which we can fit 3 circles of diameter 1 unit?
  • All Tied Up
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    All Tied Up

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A ribbon runs around a box so that it makes a complete loop with two parallel pieces of ribbon on the top. How long will the ribbon be?