Reasoning, convincing and proving

As a quadrilateral Q is deformed (keeping the edge lengths constnt) the diagonals and the angle X between them change. Prove that the area of Q is proportional to tanX.

A polite number can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers, for example 8+9+10=27 is a polite number. Can you find some more polite, and impolite, numbers?

A sequence of polynomials starts 0, 1 and each poly is given by combining the two polys in the sequence just before it. Investigate and prove results about the roots of the polys.

For which values of n is the Fibonacci number fn even? Which Fibonnaci numbers are divisible by 3?

We only need 7 numbers for modulus (or clock) arithmetic mod 7 including working with fractions. Explore how to divide numbers and write fractions in modulus arithemtic.

There are four children in a family, two girls, Kate and Sally, and two boys, Tom and Ben. How old are the children?

Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?

A composite number is one that is neither prime nor 1. Show that 10201 is composite in any base.

Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there cannot be more than three acute angles.