Compound transformations

There are 40 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Compound transformations
Sine Problem
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Sine problem

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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In this 'mesh' of sine graphs, one of the graphs is the graph of the sine function. Find the equations of the other graphs to reproduce the pattern.
Transforming the Letters
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Transforming the letters

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens to these capital letters when they are rotated through one half turn, or flipped sideways and from top to bottom?
2001 Spatial Oddity
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2001 spatial oddity

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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With one cut a piece of card 16 cm by 9 cm can be made into two pieces which can be rearranged to form a square 12 cm by 12 cm. Explain how this can be done.
Matching Frieze Patterns
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Matching frieze patterns

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Sort the frieze patterns into seven pairs according to the way in which the motif is repeated.
Screwed-up
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Screwed-up

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A cylindrical helix is just a spiral on a cylinder, like an ordinary spring or the thread on a bolt. If I turn a left-handed helix over (top to bottom) does it become a right handed helix?
Squares, Squares and More Squares
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Squares, squares and more squares

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you dissect a square into: 4, 7, 10, 13... other squares? 6, 9, 12, 15... other squares? 8, 11, 14... other squares?
Squaring the rectangle
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Squaring the rectangle

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find a way to turn a rectangle into a square?
Footprints
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Footprints

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Make a footprint pattern using only reflections.
Counting Triangles
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Counting triangles

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Triangles are formed by joining the vertices of a skeletal cube. How many different types of triangle are there? How many triangles altogether?
Decoding Transformations
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Decoding transformations

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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See the effects of some combined transformations on a shape. Can you describe what the individual transformations do?