Translations

There are 26 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Translations
It's Times Again
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It's Times Again

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Which way of flipping over and/or turning this grid will give you the highest total? You'll need to imagine where the numbers will go in this tricky task!
So it's times!
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So it's times!

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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How will you decide which way of flipping over and/or turning the grid will give you the highest total?
Poly Plug Pattern
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Poly Plug Pattern

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Create a pattern on the small grid. How could you extend your pattern on the larger grid?
Surprising Transformations
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Surprising Transformations

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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I took the graph y=4x+7 and performed four transformations. Can you find the order in which I could have carried out the transformations?
Translating Lines
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Translating Lines

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Investigate what happens to the equation of different lines when you translate them. Try to predict what will happen. Explain your findings.
Rectangle Dissection
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Rectangle Dissection

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 2 - 2009
The 16 by 9 rectangle is cut as shown. Rearrange the pieces to form a square. What is the perimeter of the square?
Knights moving
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Knights moving

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you swap the black knights with the white knights in the minimum number of moves?
Arrow Arithmetic 1
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Arrow Arithmetic 1

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The first part of an investigation into how to represent numbers using geometric transformations that ultimately leads us to discover numbers not on the number line.
Shape Mapping
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Shape Mapping

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the relationship between these first two shapes? Which shape relates to the third one in the same way? Can you explain why?