Symmetry

  • Cocked Hat
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    Cocked Hat

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Sketch the graphs for this implicitly defined family of functions.
  • Holly
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    Holly

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The ten arcs forming the edges of the "holly leaf" are all arcs of circles of radius 1 cm. Find the length of the perimeter of the holly leaf and the area of its surface.
  • Rhombicubocts
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    Rhombicubocts

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Each of these solids is made up with 3 squares and a triangle around each vertex. Each has a total of 18 square faces and 8 faces that are equilateral triangles. How many faces, edges and vertices does each solid have?
  • Two triangles in a Square
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    Two Triangles in a Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Given that ABCD is a square, M is the mid point of AD and CP is perpendicular to MB with P on MB, prove DP = DC.
  • Sliced
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    Sliced

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    An irregular tetrahedron has two opposite sides the same length a and the line joining their midpoints is perpendicular to these two edges and is of length b. What is the volume of the tetrahedron?
  • Pitchfork
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    Pitchfork

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Plot the graph of x^y = y^x in the first quadrant and explain its properties.
  • One Reflection Implies Another
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    One Reflection Implies Another

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    When a strip has vertical symmetry there always seems to be a second place where a mirror line could go. Perhaps you can find a design that has only one mirror line across it. Or, if you thought that was impossible, could you explain why ?
  • Cut Cube
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    Cut Cube

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Find the shape and symmetries of the two pieces of this cut cube.
  • Encircling
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    Encircling

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    An equilateral triangle is sitting on top of a square. What is the radius of the circle that circumscribes this shape?
  • Square pizza
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    Square Pizza

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you show that you can share a square pizza equally between two people by cutting it four times using vertical, horizontal and diagonal cuts through any point inside the square?