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Let's Investigate Triangles

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Have you made triangles with all the sides the same colour?
Have you made triangles with all the sides different colours?
Have you found three sticks you can't make a triangle with?
This sheet will give you four copies of each strip in the colours in the problem, which you could print off and cut out.
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