Square numbers

There are 44 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Square numbers
Few and far between?
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Few and far between?

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find some Pythagorean Triples where the two smaller numbers differ by 1?
Summing squares
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Summing squares

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Discover a way to sum square numbers by building cuboids from small cubes. Can you picture how the sequence will grow?
Cuisenaire Squares
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Cuisenaire squares

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These squares have been made from Cuisenaire rods. Can you describe the pattern? What would the next square look like?
Four Coloured Lights
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Four coloured lights

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Imagine a machine with four coloured lights which respond to different rules. Can you find the smallest possible number which will make all four colours light up?
Graphing Number Patterns
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Graphing number patterns

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Does a graph of the triangular numbers cross a graph of the six times table? If so, where? Will a graph of the square numbers cross the times table too?
Little Squares
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Little squares

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Look at the squares in this problem. What does the next square look like? I draw a square with 81 little squares inside it. How long and how wide is my square?
Robert's spreadsheet
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Robert's spreadsheet

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Robert noticed some interesting patterns when he highlighted square numbers in a spreadsheet. Can you prove that the patterns will continue?
Time of birth
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Time of birth

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A woman was born in a year that was a square number, lived a square number of years and died in a year that was also a square number. When was she born?
A Square Deal
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A square deal

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Complete the magic square using the numbers 1 to 25 once each. Each row, column and diagonal adds up to 65.
No Square Sums
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No square sums

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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How many numbers do you need to remove to avoid making a perfect square?