Squares

  • Tilted Squares
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    Tilted Squares

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    11 to 14
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    It's easy to work out the areas of most squares that we meet, but what if they were tilted?

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden Squares

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

  • On the Edge
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    On the Edge

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    11 to 14
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    If you move the tiles around, can you make squares with different coloured edges?

  • Square coordinates
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    Square Coordinates

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    11 to 14
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    A tilted square is a square with no horizontal sides. Can you devise a general instruction for the construction of a square when you are given just one of its sides?

  • Squares in rectangles
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    Squares in Rectangles

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    11 to 14
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    A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares and a 3 by 4 rectangle contains 20 squares. What sizes of rectangle contain exactly 100 squares? Can you find them all?

  • Opposite vertices
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    Opposite Vertices

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    11 to 14
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    Can you recreate squares and rhombuses if you are only given a side or a diagonal?

  • Square It
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    Square It

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

  • Zig Zag
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    Zig Zag

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Four identical right angled triangles are drawn on the sides of a square. Two face out, two face in. Why do the four vertices marked with dots lie on one line?
  • Semi-detached
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    Semi-Detached

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    14 to 16
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    A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.

  • Vector journeys
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    Vector Journeys

    Age
    14 to 18
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    Charlie likes to go for walks around a square park, while Alison likes to cut across diagonally. Can you find relationships between the vectors they walk along?