How many different sets of four dots
can be joined to form a square?
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Topics: Starter | Combinations | Puzzles | Shape
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How many rectangles can be found by joining four dots on the grid?
How many triangles can be found by joining three dots on the grid?
How many polygons can be found by joining dots on the grid?
What are the areas of the polygons that can be found?
Assume that the horizontal and vertical distances between the dots
are one unit and the dots are symmetrically positioned.
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Here is the URL which will take them to a different type of counting activity.
Other shape counting starters:
How Many Squares 1?
| How Many Squares 2?
How Many Triangles 1?
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How Many Triangles 2? | How Many Triangles 3?
How Many Rectangles?
| Rectangles Investigation |
Icosahedron |
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