Regular polygons and circles

  • LOGO Challenge 12 - Concentric Circles
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    Logo Challenge 12 - Concentric Circles

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you reproduce the design comprising a series of concentric circles? Test your understanding of the realtionship betwwn the circumference and diameter of a circle.

  • LOGO Challenge - Following on
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    Logo Challenge - Following On

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Remember that you want someone following behind you to see where you went. Can yo work out how these patterns were created and recreate them?

  • Fitting In
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    Fitting In

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The largest square which fits into a circle is ABCD and EFGH is a square with G and H on the line CD and E and F on the circumference of the circle. Show that AB = 5EF. Similarly the largest equilateral triangle which fits into a circle is LMN and PQR is an equilateral triangle with P and Q on the line LM and R on the circumference of the circle. Show that LM = 3PQ

  • Star Gazing
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    Star Gazing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Find the ratio of the outer shaded area to the inner area for a six pointed star and an eight pointed star.

  • Dodecawhat
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    Dodecawhat

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Follow instructions to fold sheets of A4 paper into pentagons and assemble them to form a dodecahedron. Calculate the error in the angle of the not perfectly regular pentagons you make.

  • Efficient packing
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    Efficient Packing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How efficiently can you pack together disks?
  • Contact Circles
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    Contact Circles

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    These four touching circles have another circle hiding amongst them...

  • Some(?) of the Parts
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    Some(?) of the Parts

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A circle touches the lines OA, OB and AB where OA and OB are perpendicular. Show that the diameter of the circle is equal to the perimeter of the triangle

  • Circle Packing
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    Circle Packing

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Equal circles can be arranged so that each circle touches four or six others. What percentage of the plane is covered by circles in each packing pattern? ...