Pythagoras' theorem

  • Medallions
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    Medallions

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Three circular medallions fit in a rectangular box. Can you find the radius of the largest one?
  • Strange Rectangle
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    Strange rectangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are moveable points on the edges dividing the edges in certain ratios. Strangely PQRS is always a cyclic quadrilateral and you can find the angles.
  • Two circles
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    Two circles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Draw two circles, each of radius 1 unit, so that each circle goes through the centre of the other one. What is the area of the overlap?
  • Square Pegs
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    Square pegs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which is a better fit, a square peg in a round hole or a round peg in a square hole?
  • Ball Packing
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    Ball packing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    If a ball is rolled into the corner of a room how far is its centre from the corner?
  • Isosceles
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    Isosceles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Prove that a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 6 has the same area as a triangle with sides of length 5, 5 and 8. Find other pairs of non-congruent isosceles triangles which have equal areas.
  • Trice
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    Trice

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    ABCDEFGH is a 3 by 3 by 3 cube. Point P is 1/3 along AB (that is AP : PB = 1 : 2), point Q is 1/3 along GH and point R is 1/3 along ED. What is the area of the triangle PQR?
  • A chordingly
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    A chordingly

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord which is tangent to the inner circle.
  • The Pillar of Chios
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    The pillar of Chios

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Semicircles are drawn on the sides of a rectangle. Prove that the sum of the areas of the four crescents is equal to the area of the rectangle.

  • Pareq Calc
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    Pareq calc

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with three parallel lines going through the vertices. Calculate the length of the sides of the triangle if the perpendicular distances between the parallel lines are 1 unit and 2 units.