Triangles

There are 117 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Triangles
Trice
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Trice

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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ABCDEFGH is a 3 by 3 by 3 cube. Point P is 1/3 along AB (that is AP : PB = 1 : 2), point Q is 1/3 along GH and point R is 1/3 along ED. What is the area of the triangle PQR?
Triangle Edges
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Triangle edges

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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How many triangles can you make using sticks that are 3cm, 4cm and 5cm long?
Notes on a triangle
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Notes on a triangle

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you describe what happens in this film?
Floored
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Floored

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A floor is covered by a tessellation of equilateral triangles, each having three equal arcs inside it. What proportion of the area of the tessellation is shaded?
LOGO Challenge 5 - Patch
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Logo challenge 5 - patch

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Using LOGO, can you construct elegant procedures that will draw this family of 'floor coverings'?
Impossible triangles?
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Impossible triangles?

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Which of these triangular jigsaws are impossible to finish?
Tessellating Triangles
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Tessellating triangles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you make these equilateral triangles fit together to cover the paper without any gaps between them? Can you tessellate isosceles triangles?
Pareq Calc
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Pareq calc

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with three parallel lines going through the vertices. Calculate the length of the sides of the triangle if the perpendicular distances between the parallel lines are 1 unit and 2 units.
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Folding

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What shapes can you make by folding an A4 piece of paper?
Isosceles Meld
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Isosceles meld

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 9 - 2012
What is the angle QPT in this diagram?