Rational and irrational numbers

problem
Favourite

Repetitiously

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?
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Favourite

The Root of the Problem

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Find the sum of this series of surds.
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Good Approximations

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Solve quadratic equations and use continued fractions to find rational approximations to irrational numbers.
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Spirostars

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

A spiropath is a sequence of connected line segments end to end taking different directions. The same spiropath is iterated. When does it cycle and when does it go on indefinitely?
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Making Rectangles, Making Squares

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

2 out of 3

How many differently shaped rectangles can you build using these equilateral and isosceles triangles? Can you make a square?
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Equal Equilateral Triangles

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Can you make a regular hexagon from yellow triangles the same size as a regular hexagon made from green triangles ?
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Rationals Between...

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
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The Square Hole

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

If the yellow equilateral triangle is taken as the unit for area, what size is the hole ?
interactivity

Proof Sorter - The Square Root of 2 Is Irrational

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Try this interactivity to familiarise yourself with the proof that the square root of 2 is irrational. Sort the steps of the proof into the correct order.
problem

Be Reasonable

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Prove that sqrt2, sqrt3 and sqrt5 cannot be terms of ANY arithmetic progression.