Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 514 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Equilateral Pair
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Equilateral pair

Age
11 to 14
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Weekly Problem 39 - 2016
In the diagram, VWX and XYZ are congruent equilateral triangles. What is the size of angle VWY?
Other Side
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Other side

Age
11 to 14
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Weekly Problem 8 - 2016
Can you work out the size of the angles in a quadrilateral?
Trolley Park
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Trolley park

Age
14 to 16
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In a supermarket, there are two lines of tightly packed trolleys. What is the length of one trolley?
Sevens
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Sevens

Age
11 to 14
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What is the largest number Sophie can use to have seven positive integers with a mean of 7?
Towering Trapeziums
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Towering trapeziums

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you find the areas of the trapezia in this sequence?
Spot the Fake
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Spot the fake

Age
14 to 16
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One of N coins is slightly heavier than the others. How large can N be if the coin can be determined with only two weighings with a set of scales?
Down and Along
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Down and along

Age
11 to 14
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Can you work out the values of J, M and C in this sum?
Digital Counter
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Digital counter

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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When the numbers from 1 to 1000 are written on a blackboard, which digit appears the most number of times?
Digital Book
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Digital book

Age
11 to 14
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If it takes 852 digits to number all the pages of a book, what is the number of the last page?
Multiplication Magic Square
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Multiplication magic square

Age
11 to 14
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Weekly Problem 32 - 2015
Can you work out the missing numbers in this multiplication magic square?