Quadratic equations

  • Power Quady
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    Power Quady

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    16 to 18
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    Find all real solutions of the equation (x^2-7x+11)^(x^2-11x+30) = 1.
  • Square Mean
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    Square Mean

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    14 to 16
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    Is the mean of the squares of two numbers greater than, or less than, the square of their means?
  • How old am I?
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    How Old Am I?

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    14 to 16
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    In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?

  • Quadratic Patterns
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    Quadratic Patterns

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    14 to 16
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    Surprising numerical patterns can be explained using algebra and diagrams...

  • Interactive Number Patterns
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    Interactive Number Patterns

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    14 to 16
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    How good are you at finding the formula for a number pattern ?

  • Golden Thoughts
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    Golden Thoughts

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    14 to 16
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    Rectangle PQRS has X and Y on the edges. Triangles PQY, YRX and XSP have equal areas. Prove X and Y divide the sides of PQRS in the golden ratio.
  • Partly Circles
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    Partly Circles

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    14 to 16
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    What is the same and what is different about these circle questions? What connections can you make?

  • Mega Quadratic Equations
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    Mega Quadratic Equations

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    14 to 18
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    What do you get when you raise a quadratic to the power of a quadratic?

  • Always Two
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    Always Two

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    14 to 18
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    Find all the triples of numbers a, b, c such that each one of them plus the product of the other two is always 2.

  • In Between
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    In Between

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    16 to 18
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    Can you find the solution to this algebraic inequality?