Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 458 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Knights and Knaves
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Knights and Knaves

Age
11 to 14
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Knights always tell the truth. Knaves always lie. Can you catch these knights and knaves out?
Distinct Diagonals
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Distinct Diagonals

Age
11 to 14
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Weekly Problem 21 - 2010
How many diagonals can you draw on this square...
Square LCM
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Square LCM

Age
14 to 16
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Using the hcf and lcf of the numerators, can you deduce which of these fractions are square numbers?
Weekly Lies
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Weekly Lies

Age
11 to 14
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Mr Ross tells truths or lies depending on the day of the week. Can you catch him out?
Three Dice
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Three Dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?
Tower of Hanoi
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Tower of Hanoi

Age
11 to 14
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The Tower of Hanoi is an ancient mathematical challenge. Working on the building blocks may help you to explain the patterns you notice.
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?
Cyclic Quadrilaterals
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Cyclic Quadrilaterals

Age
11 to 16
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Draw some quadrilaterals on a 9-point circle and work out the angles. Is there a theorem?
Strike it Out
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Strike it Out

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
the greedy algorithm
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the greedy algorithm

Age
11 to 14
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The Egyptians expressed all fractions as the sum of different unit fractions. The Greedy Algorithm might provide us with an efficient way of doing this.