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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.
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!
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.
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