Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 458 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Archimedes and numerical roots
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Archimedes and numerical roots

Age
14 to 16
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The problem is how did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
CD Heaven
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CD Heaven

Age
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?
Similarly so
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Similarly so

Age
14 to 16
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ABCD is a square. P is the midpoint of AB and is joined to C. A line from D perpendicular to PC meets the line at the point Q. Prove AQ = AD.
Lens Angle
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Lens Angle

Age
14 to 16
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Find the missing angle between the two secants to the circle when the two angles at the centre subtended by the arcs created by the intersections of the secants and the circle are 50 and 120 degrees.
Mediant madness
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Mediant madness

Age
14 to 16
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Kyle and his teacher disagree about his test score - who is right?
Matter of Scale
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Matter of Scale

Age
14 to 16
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Can you prove Pythagoras' Theorem using enlargements and scale factors?
One O Five
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One O Five

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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You can work out the number someone else is thinking of as follows. Ask a friend to think of any natural number less than 100. Then ask them to tell you the remainders when this number is divided by 3, 5 and by 7...
Even So
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Even So

Age
11 to 14
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Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
Tis Unique
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Tis Unique

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once. Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only possibility.
Pent
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Pent

Age
14 to 18
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The diagram shows a regular pentagon with sides of unit length. Find all the angles in the diagram. Prove that the quadrilateral shown in red is a rhombus.