Visualising and representing

  • Take Ten
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    Take Ten

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Is it possible to remove ten unit cubes from a 3 by 3 by 3 cube so that the surface area of the remaining solid is the same as the surface area of the original?
  • Getting an angle
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    Getting an Angle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How can you make an angle of 60 degrees by folding a sheet of paper twice?
  • Cutting a Cube
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    Cutting a Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A half-cube is cut into two pieces by a plane through the long diagonal and at right angles to it. Can you draw a net of these pieces? Are they identical?
  • Cubic Conundrum
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    Cubic Conundrum

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Which of the following cubes can be made from these nets?
  • Rati-o
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    Rati-O

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Points P, Q, R and S each divide the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively in the ratio of 2 : 1. Join the points. What is the area of the parallelogram PQRS in relation to the original rectangle?
  • Convex Polygons
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    Convex Polygons

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there cannot be more than three acute angles.
  • Hello Again
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    Hello Again

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Anne completes a circuit around a circular track in 40 seconds. Brenda runs in the opposite direction and meets Anne every 15 seconds. How long does it take Brenda to run around the track?
  • Bus Stop
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    Bus Stop

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Two buses leave at the same time from two towns Shipton and Veston on the same long road, travelling towards each other. At each mile along the road are milestones. The buses' speeds are constant and in the ratio 5 to 4. The buses travel to and fro between the towns. What milestones are at Shipton and Veston?
  • Hexagon Cut Out
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    Hexagon Cut Out

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 52 - 2012
    An irregular hexagon can be made by cutting the corners off an equilateral triangle. How can an identical hexagon be made by cutting the corners off a different equilateral triangle?
  • Something in Common
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    Something in Common

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A square of area 3 square units cannot be drawn on a 2D grid so that each of its vertices have integer coordinates, but can it be drawn on a 3D grid? Investigate squares that can be drawn.