Rational and irrational numbers

There are 24 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Rational and irrational numbers
Repetitiously
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Repetitiously

Age
14 to 16
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Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?
Spirostars
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Spirostars

Age
16 to 18
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A spiropath is a sequence of connected line segments end to end taking different directions. The same spiropath is iterated. When does it cycle and when does it go on indefinitely?
Impossible square?
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Impossible square?

Age
16 to 18
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Can you make a square from these triangles?
Equal Equilateral Triangles
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Equal equilateral triangles

Age
14 to 16
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Can you make a regular hexagon from yellow triangles the same size as a regular hexagon made from green triangles ?
The Square Hole
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The square hole

Age
14 to 16
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If the yellow equilateral triangle is taken as the unit for area, what size is the hole ?
Impossible triangles?
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Impossible triangles?

Age
16 to 18
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Which of these triangular jigsaws are impossible to finish?
Road maker 2
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Road maker 2

Age
16 to 18
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Can you work out where the blue-and-red brick roads end?
The clue is in the question
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The clue is in the question

Age
16 to 18
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Starting with one of the mini-challenges, how many of the other mini-challenges will you invent for yourself?
Irrational arithmagons
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Irrational arithmagons

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16 to 18
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Can you work out the irrational numbers that belong in the circles to make the multiplication arithmagon correct?