Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 514 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Largest Even
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Largest even

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5 to 11
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How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?
Building with Solid Shapes
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Building with solid shapes

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5 to 7
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We have a box of cubes, triangular prisms, cones, cuboids, cylinders and tetrahedrons. Which of the buildings would fall down if we tried to make them?

Polynomial Relations
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Polynomial relations

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16 to 18
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Given any two polynomials in a single variable it is always possible to eliminate the variable and obtain a formula showing the relationship between the two polynomials. Try this one.
CD Heaven
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Cd heaven

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14 to 16
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All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?
Repetitiously
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Repetitiously

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14 to 16
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Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?
Painted Cube
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Painted cube

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14 to 16
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Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?
Contrary Logic
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Contrary logic

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16 to 18
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Can you invert the logic to prove these statements?
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.
Finding factors
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Finding factors

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14 to 16
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Can you find the hidden factors which multiply together to produce each quadratic expression?
Terminology
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Terminology

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14 to 16
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Given an equilateral triangle inside an isosceles triangle, can you find a relationship between the angles?