Similarity and congruence

  • Building Up
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    Triangular slope

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the gradients of the lines that form a triangle?

  • Napkin
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    Napkin

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge. Investigate the three triangles formed.

  • Angle Trisection
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    Angle trisection

    Age
    14 to 16
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    It is impossible to trisect an angle using only ruler and compasses but it can be done using a carpenter's square.

  • Squirty
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    Squirty

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Using a ruler, pencil and compasses only, it is possible to construct a square inside any triangle so that all four vertices touch the sides of the triangle.

  • Partly Circles
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    Partly circles

    Age
    14 to 16
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    What is the same and what is different about these circle questions? What connections can you make?

  • Fit for photocopying
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    Fit for photocopying

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Explore the relationships between different paper sizes.

  • Pentakite
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    Pentakite

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Given a regular pentagon, can you find the distance between two non-adjacent vertices?

  • 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?

  • Kite in a Square
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    Kite in a square

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?

  • Two Trees
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    Two trees

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the distance between the two trees using the information given?