Working systematically

  • t for Tan
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    T for Tan

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find a way to prove the trig identities using a diagram?

  • Thinking Mathematically - Short Problems
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    Cannon Balls

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How high will a ball taking a million seconds to fall travel?

  • Telescoping series
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    Telescoping Series

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find $S_r = 1^r + 2^r + 3^r + ... + n^r$ where r is any fixed positive integer in terms of $S_1, S_2, ... S_{r-1}$.

  • Rain or Shine
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    Rain or Shine

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Predict future weather using the probability that tomorrow is wet given today is wet and the probability that tomorrow is wet given that today is dry.

  • Put Out
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    Put Out

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    After transferring balls back and forth between two bags the probability of selecting a green ball from bag 2 is 3/5. How many green balls were in bag 2 at the outset?

  • Over-booking
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    Over-Booking

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    The probability that a passenger books a flight and does not turn up is 0.05. For an aeroplane with 400 seats how many tickets can be sold so that only 2% of flights are over-booked?

  • Counting on Letters
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    Counting on Letters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    The letters of the word ABACUS have been arranged in the shape of a triangle. How many different ways can you find to read the word ABACUS from this triangular pattern?
  • Purr-fection
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    Purr-Fection

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    What is the smallest perfect square that ends with the four digits 9009?
  • Plum Tree
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    Plum Tree

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Label this plum tree graph to make it totally magic!
  • W Mates
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    W Mates

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Show there are exactly 12 magic labellings of the Magic W using the numbers 1 to 9. Prove that for every labelling with a magic total T there is a corresponding labelling with a magic total 30-T.