Repeating patterns

Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?

Problem

 

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Three equilateral yellow triangles and two green isosceles triangles.

 

Have a go at making these repeating patterns:

 

 

  

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The top pattern is a series of rectangles, each made by putting the tips of two green triangles and two yellow triangles together, in the order: yellow, green, yellow, green. The second pattern is the same as the first but with the green and yellow triangles swapped.

 

You could use the interactivity below to try out your ideas, or you could print off these sheets of triangles on coloured paper.

 

Try continuing the patterns. How did you know where to place the triangles?

 

What other repeating patterns can you make with these triangles?

 

 

Please send us some pictures of your creations.