Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae

Can you produce convincing arguments that a selection of statements about numbers are true?

Given an equilateral triangle inside an isosceles triangle, can you find a relationship between the angles?

Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.

The sums of the squares of three related numbers is also a perfect square - can you explain why?

Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?

Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?

Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?

Manufacturers need to minimise the amount of material used to make their product. What is the best cross-section for a gutter?

There is a particular value of x, and a value of y to go with it, which make all five expressions equal in value. Can you find that x, y pair?