Billy's class had a robot called Fred who could draw with chalk held underneath him. What shapes did the pupils make Fred draw?
The graph below is an oblique coordinate system based on 60 degree angles. It was drawn on isometric paper. What kinds of triangles do these points form?
Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?
Lucy, who is educated at home, sent in a very clear solution to this question. For the first part she wrote:
You move the top peg to the right by one space. If you cut a square from all four corners, you end up with a quarter of it. In the middle of the square you get four right angles.
I think there is at least one other way to get a right-angled triangle. Can you see how?
Lucy continued:
For the second problem you know that the new shape is going to have sides $4 \times 8$ because the sides are multiplied by $2$. One of the sides is already $4$ so you just move the two right pegs $6$ spaces to the right.
Very well described solutions Lucy, thank you.