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Resources tagged with Locus/loci in 2D similar to Mach Attack:

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Broad Topics > 2D Geometry, Shape and Space > Locus/loci in 2D

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Mach Attack

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Have you got the Mach knack? Discover the mathematics behind exceeding the sound barrier.

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Where Am I?

Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?

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Like a Circle in a Spiral

Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

A cheap and simple toy with lots of mathematics. Can you interpret the images that are produced? Can you predict the pattern that will be produced using different wheels?

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Loci Resources

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

This set of resources for teachers offers interactive environments to support work on loci at Key Stage 4.

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Symmetric Trace

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

Points off a rolling wheel make traces. What makes those traces have symmetry?

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The Line and Its Strange Pair

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

In the diagram the point P' can move to different places along the dotted line. Each position P' takes will fix a corresponding position for P. If P' moves along a straight line what does P do ?

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Mapping the Wandering Circle

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

In the diagram the point P can move to different places around the dotted circle. Each position P takes will fix a corresponding position for P'. As P moves around on that circle what will P' do?


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