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Sequences and Series

Circles ad infinitum
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Circles Ad Infinitum

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. Smaller circles touch it and the sides of the triangle, the process continuing indefinitely. What is the sum of the areas of all the circles?

Direct logic
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Direct Logic

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you work through these direct proofs, using our interactive proof sorters?

Speedy summations
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Speedy Summations

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Watch the video to see how to add together an arithmetic sequence of numbers efficiently.

Medicine half life
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Medicine Half Life

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

A short challenge concerning the decay of medicines in the body.

Mad robot
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Mad Robot

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you work out what happens when this mad robot sets off?

Prime APs
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Prime APs

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

What can you deduce about prime numbers in arithmetic progression?

Thinking Mathematically - Short Problems
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AP Train

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

An arithmetic progression is shifted and shortened, but its sum remains the same...