Visualising and representing

There are 575 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Visualising and representing

problem

Squares, squares and more squares

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Can you dissect a square into: 4, 7, 10, 13... other squares? 6, 9, 12, 15... other squares? 8, 11, 14... other squares?

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The cantor set

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Take a line segment of length 1. Remove the middle third. Remove the middle thirds of what you have left. Repeat infinitely many times, and you have the Cantor Set. Can you picture it?

problem

Daniel's star

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

A solid 'star' shape is created. How many faces does it have?

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Packing 3d shapes

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

What 3D shapes occur in nature. How efficiently can you pack these shapes together?

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Whose line graph is it anyway?

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

Which line graph, equations and physical processes go together?

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Island hopping

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

What is the smallest number of ferry trips that Neda needs to take to visit all four islands and return to the mainland?

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Cube bricks and daisy chains

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Daisy and Akram were making number patterns. Daisy was using beads that looked like flowers and Akram was using cube bricks. First they were counting in twos.