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Here is a solution for the blue rectangle question. https://t.co/eUm1r7PrWA

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Find the blue area.

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Here is a quick, rather quiet explanation. https://t.co/0b0zKbgerA

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1st of 2 geometry questions over the next fortnight. Send any solutions here or direct to me.

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An interesting programme on algorithms, made in 2015 but recently repeated on BBC4. https://t.co/3lTtLkQs3k

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Here is a solution... https://t.co/XQ7foUccqf

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Here is a nice Y9 angles question I came across today. Answer next week.

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Here is a a quick and slightly scrappy solution. https://t.co/davHXft4fy

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GCSE exam time and once again there is an "impossible" question raising hackles in the press. Have a go, add some lines and focus on what you know about sectors and segments. Solution next Monday.

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A slightly rough and silent solution........https://t.co/o533Wbv9O7

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Here's quite a tricky geometry puzzle.
Given a circle with a diameter marked, and a point on the circle, can you find a way to draw a line from the point that hits the diameter at a right angle. You may only use a straight edge, no measuring!

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Solution: 8, 27, 125, 343, 1331 are just the cubes of the first 5 primes, so the next term is 13 cubed = 2197.

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Complete the sequence: 8, 27, 125, 343, 1331, ?

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Here is a quick solution......https://t.co/Hp0Zw6P5Od

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Brain teaser: A river boat takes 2mins to travel 2km going with the current. When the boat is going against the current it takes 4mins. Suppose there was no current, how long would it take the boat to travel the same 2km journey.

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Loose change solution

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Ratio and proportion answer.https://t.co/rzuENZZKi5

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Here's a good example of the increase in ratio and proportion content in the new Maths GCSE. Have a go, answer next week.

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If you didn't get to see this film last night, it's worth a watch. The story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the greatest self-taught pure mathematicians. https://t.co/RnUDZtflhM