Pythagoras' theorem

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.

What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating this right angled triangle about the hypotenuse?

Calculate the ratio of areas of these squares which are inscribed inside a semi-circle and a circle.

The area of a regular pentagon looks about twice as a big as the pentangle star drawn within it. Is it?

Which is a better fit, a square peg in a round hole or a round peg in a square hole?

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.

If you continue the pattern, can you predict what each of the following areas will be? Try to explain your prediction.

A ribbon is nailed down with a small amount of slack. What is the largest cube that can pass under the ribbon ?

The incircles of 3, 4, 5 and of 5, 12, 13 right angled triangles have radii 1 and 2 units respectively. What about triangles with an inradius of 3, 4 or 5 or ...?

If a ball is rolled into the corner of a room how far is its centre from the corner?