Visualising and representing

  • Wari
    game

    Wari

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    This 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?
  • Just Opposite
    problem

    Just Opposite

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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?
  • Building Tetrahedra
    problem

    Building Tetrahedra

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you make a tetrahedron whose faces all have the same perimeter?
  • Contact
    problem

    Contact

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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?
  • Proximity
    problem

    Proximity

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    We are given a regular icosahedron having three red vertices. Show that it has a vertex that has at least two red neighbours.

  • Gnomon dimensions
    problem

    Gnomon Dimensions

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    These gnomons appear to have more than a passing connection with the Fibonacci sequence. This problem ask you to investigate some of these connections.
  • Overlap
    problem

    Overlap

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A red square and a blue square overlap. Is the area of the overlap always the same?

  • Corridors
    problem

    Corridors

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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.

  • Tetrahedra Tester
    problem

    Tetrahedra Tester

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • Inside Out
    problem

    Inside Out

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    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?