Visualising and representing

There are 575 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Visualising and representing
Just rolling round
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Just rolling round

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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P is a point on the circumference of a circle radius r which rolls, without slipping, inside a circle of radius 2r. What is the locus of P?
Instant Insanity
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Instant insanity

Age
11 to 18
Challenge level
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Given the nets of 4 cubes with the faces coloured in 4 colours, build a tower so that on each vertical wall no colour is repeated, that is all 4 colours appear.

Hallway Borders
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Hallway borders

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What are the possible dimensions of a rectangular hallway if the number of tiles around the perimeter is exactly half the total number of tiles?
How many dice?
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How many dice?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A standard die has the numbers 1, 2 and 3 are opposite 6, 5 and 4 respectively so that opposite faces add to 7? If you make standard dice by writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on blank cubes you will find there are 2 and only 2 different standard dice. Can you prove this ?
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?
Six to Four
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Six to four

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Move four sticks so there are exactly four triangles.
LOGO Challenge - Triangles-Squares-Stars
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Logo challenge - triangles-squares-stars

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you recreate these designs? What are the basic units? What movement is required between each unit? Some elegant use of procedures will help - variables not essential.
Corridors
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Corridors

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A 10x10x10 cube is made from 27 2x2 cubes with corridors between them. Find the shortest route from one corner to the opposite corner.
Folded A4
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Folded a4

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What shapes can be made by folding an A4 sheet of paper only once?
Dicey Directions
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Dicey directions

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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An ordinary die is placed on a horizontal table with the '1' face facing East... In which direction is the '1' face facing after this sequence of moves?