Similarity and congruence
problem
Favourite
Same length
Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?
problem
Pinhole camera
Make your own pinhole camera for safe observation of the sun, and find out how it works.
problem
Stadium sightline
How would you design the tiering of seats in a stadium so that all spectators have a good view?
problem
Strange rectangle
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.
problem
Triangular tantaliser
Draw all the possible distinct triangles on a 4 x 4 dotty grid.
Convince me that you have all possible triangles.
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Sierpinski triangle
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.
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Squareflake
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.