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Squares investigation Imagine a 3 x 3 square:
Squares investigation Imagine a 3 x 3 square: Colour the outside red:
Squares investigation Imagine a 3 x 3 square: Colour the outside red:
Squares investigation How many of the small squares have • 0 redsides? • 1 red side? • 2 red sides? • 3 red sides? • 4 red sides?
Squares investigation Now change the size of the starting square to • 2 x 2 ? • 4 x 4 ? • etc…
Squares investigation How many of the small squares now have • 0 redsides? • 1 red side? • 2 red sides? • 3 red sides? • 4 red sides? INVESTIGATE!
Generalising from Diagrams 8 by 8
Generalising from Diagrams 20 by 20 50 by 50 2 red sides = ? 1 red side = ? 0 red sides = ? 100 by 100 n by n
Generalising from Diagram 20 by 30 2 red sides = ? 1 red side = ? 0 red sides = ? 50 by 40 90 by 50 a by b
Squares investigation Put your results into a table! (If you need to) Work methodically! Spot patterns! Try to find some general rules!