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Corbettmaths Patterns with Sticks and Dots

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Corbettmaths Patterns with Sticks and Dots

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1.!

These patterns are made of sticks

! (a) Draw Pattern 4

(1)

! (b) How many sticks will there be in Pattern 10?

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(1)

! (c) Which pattern will use 40 sticks?

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(1)

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2.! Here is a pattern of dots

! (a) Continue the pattern to show Pattern 4

(2)

! (b) How many dots will there be in Pattern 6?

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(1)

! (c) Which pattern will use 77 dots?

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(1)

! (d) Explain why there will not be a pattern that uses 200 dots.

! ! ......................................................................................................................

! ! ......................................................................................................................
(1)
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3.! Patterns are made of sticks

! (a) Complete the table for Pattern 4.

!
(1)

! (b) Sketch Pattern 5

(1)

! (c) Which pattern will have 30 sticks?

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(1)

! (d) Here is the rule for working out the number of sticks

! How many sticks will be in Pattern 200?

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(1)

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4.! Here is a pattern of red and yellow squares.

! (a) Here is a method for working out the number of red squares in each pattern.

! Complete the method for Pattern 20.

(2)

! (b) Which statements below are true?

! A ! Pattern 10 has 11 yellow squares

! B! The number of red squares is always odd

! C! Every pattern has more red squares than yellow squares

! D! Pattern 5 has 11 red squares

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(2)

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5.! These patterns are made from sticks.

! (a) Draw Pattern 4

(1)

! (b) How many sticks will there be in Pattern 5?

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(1)

! (c) Write down a rule for continuing the patterns.

! ! ......................................................................................................................

! ! ......................................................................................................................
(1)

! (d) Explain why you cannot make a pattern with exactly 44 sticks.

! ! ......................................................................................................................

! ! ......................................................................................................................
(1)
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