Square numbers

There are 44 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Square numbers
Augustus' Age
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Augustus' Age

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In 1871 a mathematician called Augustus De Morgan died. De Morgan made a puzzling statement about his age. Can you discover which year De Morgan was born in?
Special 24
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Special 24

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Find another number that is one short of a square number and when you double it and add 1, the result is also a square number.
A right Charlie
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A right Charlie

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you use this information to work out Charlie's house number?
Iff
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Iff

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Take a triangular number, multiply it by 8 and add 1. What is special about your answer? Can you prove it?
Triangular Triples
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Triangular Triples

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Show that 8778, 10296 and 13530 are three triangular numbers and that they form a Pythagorean triple.
DigAt
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DigAt

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the value of the digit A in the sum below: [3(230 + A)]^2 = 49280A
Square Routes
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Square Routes

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many four digit square numbers are composed of even numerals? What four digit square numbers can be reversed and become the square of another number?
Odd Differences
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Odd Differences

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The diagram illustrates the formula: 1 + 3 + 5 + ... + (2n - 1) = n² Use the diagram to show that any odd number is the difference of two squares.
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?
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?