Similarity and congruence

There are 62 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Similarity and congruence
Fit for photocopying
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Fit for photocopying

Age
14 to 16
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Explore the relationships between different paper sizes.
Same length
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Same length

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?
Pinhole Camera
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Pinhole camera

Age
11 to 14
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Make your own pinhole camera for safe observation of the sun, and find out how it works.
Stadium Sightline
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Stadium sightline

Age
14 to 18
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How would you design the tiering of seats in a stadium so that all spectators have a good view?
Strange Rectangle
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Strange rectangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are moveable points on the edges dividing the edges in certain ratios. Strangely PQRS is always a cyclic quadrilateral and you can find the angles.
Triangular Tantaliser
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Triangular tantaliser

Age
11 to 14
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Draw all the possible distinct triangles on a 4 x 4 dotty grid. Convince me that you have all possible triangles.
Sierpinski Triangle
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Sierpinski triangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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What is the total area of the triangles remaining in the nth stage of constructing a Sierpinski Triangle? Work out the dimension of this fractal.
Double Angle Triples
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Double angle triples

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Try out this geometry problem involving trigonometry and number theory
Overlap
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Overlap

Age
14 to 16
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A red square and a blue square overlap. Is the area of the overlap always the same?

Squareflake
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Squareflake

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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A finite area inside and infinite skin! You can paint the interior of this fractal with a small tin of paint but you could never get enough paint to paint the edge.