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Number Patterns and Infinity

Number Patterns and Infinity

In this feature, we have chosen some resources from the Number Patterns and Infinity pathway on wild.maths.org.

Can you explain the patterns by exploring the underlying structure? Can you reach for the stars and make sense of infinity?

Here's how you can send your solutions to these problems.

Magic Letters 
Age 11 to 16

Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

Odds, Evens and More Evens 
Age 11 to 16

Alison, Bernard and Charlie have been exploring sequences of odd and even numbers, which raise some intriguing questions...

Pairwise Puzzler 
Age 11 to 16

I thought of 4 numbers - can you figure them out from 6 clues? Can you figure out 5 numbers from 10 clues? 6 numbers from 15 clues...

Mystic Rose 
Age 11 to 16

Watch the animation to see how to draw a mystic rose. Can you work out how many lines would be needed for roses of different sizes?

Wild Maths - share what you have tried and discovered Live
Age 11 to 16

Here's how you can send your solutions to these Wild Maths problems. You may be featured in our Showcase!

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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