Tangent Perimeter Challenge
Use equal tangents to rebuild all three sides of a triangle.
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Use equal tangents to rebuild all three sides of a triangle.
Start challengeTurn two known terms into equations and jump to a later term.
Start challengeMatch coefficients, eliminate one variable, and verify the pair.
Start challengeTurn unequal remainders into exact divisibility before finding an HCF.
Start challengeConvert a reciprocal expression into sum and product of zeroes.
Start challengeFactor a difference of squares and keep both roots.
Start challengeFind missing angles and match vertices in the correct order.
Start challengeWeight the opposite endpoint correctly in an internal ratio.
Start challengeTransform one side of an identity without assuming the result.
Start challengeBuild the right triangle from eye level, then restore observer height.
Start challengeSubtract the inner circle before substituting values.
Start challengeCount only exposed surfaces when two solids are joined.
Start challengeLocate the halfway observation using cumulative frequency.
Start challengeCount the excluded outcomes once, then use the complement.
Start challengeDecide which faces of three joined solids are actually exposed.
Start challengeFind how much water fits after a solid hemisphere takes up space inside a cylindrical glass.
Start challengeKeep the same water volume while removing a solid hemisphere, then calculate its new height.
Start challengeDecide whether a common tangent is bisected by the tangent at the point of contact.
Start challengeFind a photo dimension from its perimeter and the area change caused by a uniform border.
Start challengeFind the inradius of a right triangle from the inradii of its two altitude sub-triangles.
Start challengeFind the exact shaded area between three nested semicircles using only a perpendicular chord.
Start challengeFind the area of a right triangle from the two segments created on the hypotenuse by its incircle.
Start challengeFind the crossing height of two ropes tied between two vertical poles when their separation distance is unknown.
Start challengeTwo concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm: find the chord of the larger circle that touches the smaller one.
Start challengeGiven 5 tan θ = 4, evaluate a sin–cos ratio in seconds without drawing a triangle.
Start challengeA triangular park with sides 14 m, 20 m and 24 m has a 7 m sector at each corner. Find their total area.
Start challengeFrom the top of a 75 m lighthouse the angle of depression of a boat is 30°. How far is the boat?
Start challengeDecide in seconds whether two numbers can have HCF 15 and LCM 175, without factorising.
Start challengeFind the ratio of the 11th terms of two APs from the ratio of their sums of n terms.
Start challengeDE is parallel to BC in triangle ABC. Find DE from AD, DB and BC.
Start challengeA tangent cuts two parallel tangents of a circle at A and B. Find the angle AOB at the centre.
Start challengeGiven tan θ + cot θ = 4, find sec²θ + cosec²θ without ever finding θ.
Start challengeA number from 1 to 60 is picked at random. Find the probability that it is divisible by 4 or 6, but not both.
Start challengeFind the ratio in which the line 2x + y − 4 = 0 divides the segment joining A(2, −2) and B(3, 7).
Start challengeA two-digit number plus the number with its digits reversed is 66, and the digits differ by 2. Find the number.
Start challengeIf α and β are the zeroes of x² − p(x + 1) − c, show that (α + 1)(β + 1) = 1 − c.
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