Similarity and congruence

  • Kite in a Square
    problem
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    Kite in a Square

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Two Trees
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    Two Trees

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the distance between the two trees using the information given?

  • Double Angle Triples
    problem

    Double Angle Triples

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Try out this geometry problem involving trigonometry and number theory
  • Golden Triangle
    problem

    Golden Triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Three triangles ABC, CBD and ABD (where D is a point on AC) are all isosceles. Find all the angles. Prove that the ratio of AB to BC is equal to the golden ratio.
  • How big?
    problem

    How Big?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    If the sides of the triangle in the diagram are 3, 4 and 5, what is the area of the shaded square?
  • All Tied Up
    problem

    All Tied Up

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    A ribbon runs around a box so that it makes a complete loop with two parallel pieces of ribbon on the top. How long will the ribbon be?
  • Slippage
    problem

    Slippage

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    A ladder 3m long rests against a wall with one end a short distance from its base. Between the wall and the base of a ladder is a garden storage box 1m tall and 1m high. What is the maximum distance up the wall which the ladder can reach?
  • Sierpinski Triangle
    problem

    Sierpinski Triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    What is the total area of the triangles remaining in the nth stage of constructing a Sierpinski Triangle? Work out the dimension of this fractal.
  • Squareflake
    problem

    Squareflake

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    A finite area inside and infinite skin! You can paint the interior of this fractal with a small tin of paint but you could never get enough paint to paint the edge.
  • Strange Rectangle
    problem

    Strange Rectangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are moveable points on the edges dividing the edges in certain ratios. Strangely PQRS is always a cyclic quadrilateral and you can find the angles.