Expanding and factorising quadratics

  • Spinners
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    Spinners

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    How do scores on dice and factors of polynomials relate to each other?
  • Common Divisor
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    Common Divisor

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Find the largest integer which divides every member of the following sequence: 1^5-1, 2^5-2, 3^5-3, ... n^5-n.

  • How old am I?
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    How Old Am I?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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?

  • Pair Products
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    Pair Products

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?

  • Finding factors
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    Finding Factors

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Factorising with Multilink
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    Factorising With Multilink

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find out what is special about the dimensions of rectangles you can make with squares, sticks and units?

  • Hollow Squares
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    Hollow Squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which armies can be arranged in hollow square fighting formations?

  • Quadratic Patterns
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    Quadratic Patterns

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Surprising numerical patterns can be explained using algebra and diagrams...

  • Plus Minus
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    Plus Minus

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you explain the surprising results Jo found when she calculated the difference between square numbers?

  • Fair Shares?
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    Fair Shares?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A mother wants to share some money by giving each child in turn a lump sum plus a fraction of the remainder. How can she do this to share the money out equally?