Visualising and representing
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gameThis is a simple version of an ancient game played all over the world. It is also called Mancala. What tactics will increase your chances of winning? -
problemJust Opposite
A and C are the opposite vertices of a square ABCD, and have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d), respectively. What are the coordinates of the vertices B and D? What is the area of the square? -
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problemContact
A circular plate rolls in contact with the sides of a rectangular tray. How much of its circumference comes into contact with the sides of the tray when it rolls around one circuit? -
problemProximity
We are given a regular icosahedron having three red vertices. Show that it has a vertex that has at least two red neighbours.
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problemGnomon Dimensions
These gnomons appear to have more than a passing connection with the Fibonacci sequence. This problem ask you to investigate some of these connections. -
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problemCorridors
A 10×10×10 cube is made from 27 2×2 cubes with corridors between them. Find the shortest route from one corner to the opposite corner.
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problemTetrahedra Tester
An irregular tetrahedron is composed of four different triangles. Can such a tetrahedron be constructed where the side lengths are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 units of length?
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problemInside Out
There are 27 small cubes in a 3 × 3 × 3 cube, 54 faces being visible at any one time. Is it possible to reorganise these cubes so that by dipping the large cube into a pot of paint three times you can colour every face of all of the smaller cubes?