
Finding factors
Can you find the hidden factors which multiply together to produce each quadratic expression?

Factorising with multilink


How old am I?
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?

Salinon
This shape comprises four semi-circles. What is the relationship between the area of the shaded region and the area of the circle on AB as diameter?

Partly painted cube

Multiplication arithmagons
Can you find the values at the vertices when you know the values on the edges of these multiplication arithmagons?

Kite in a square
Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?

Difference of two squares

The square under the hypotenuse
Can you work out the side length of a square that just touches the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle?

Picture story

Triangle midpoints
You are only given the three midpoints of the sides of a triangle. How can you construct the original triangle?

Doesn't add up
In this problem we are faced with an apparently easy area problem, but it has gone horribly wrong! What happened?

Two ladders
Two ladders are propped up against facing walls. At what height do the ladders cross?

CD Heaven
All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?


Triangles and petals
An equilateral triangle rotates around regular polygons and produces an outline like a flower. What are the perimeters of the different flowers?

LCM Sudoku
Here is a Sudoku with a difference! Use information about lowest common multiples to help you solve it.

Immersion
Various solids are lowered into a beaker of water. How does the water level rise in each case?


Napkin
A napkin is folded so that a corner coincides with the midpoint of an opposite edge. Investigate the three triangles formed.
