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10.2 Investigate and extend more patterns
1. (a) Describe in words how this growing pattern of triangles is
made.
Triangle 1 Triangle 2 Triangle 3 Triangle 4
(b) Describe Triangle 6 and Triangle 7 in words. How many
dots are there in Triangle 6 and how many in Triangle 7?
(c) Complete this table. Describe and discuss your methods.
Describe and discuss what patterns you see in the table.
Triangle no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No. of dots 3 6
2. (a) Describe in words how this growing pattern of squares is
made.
Square 1 Square 2 Square 3 Square 4
(b) Complete this table. Describe and discuss your methods.
Describe and discuss what patterns you see in the table.
Square no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 30
No. of dots 4 9
3. How are these patterns different from those in Section 10.1?
