This task is about growing patterns with shapes.
Practical task
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Use sticks to continue the pattern below. Stop when you have made 5 rows of the pattern.
Draw each pattern row in the spaces provided.
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| Pattern row 1 | Pattern row 2 | Pattern row 3 | Pattern row 4 |
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Pattern row 5 |
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Have your pattern checked by your teacher. 
| b) |
Use your drawings in a) to complete the table below.
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.| Number of row(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
i) Number of triangles  |
1 | 3 | |||
| ii) Number of sticks used | 3 | 9 |
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Have your table checked by your teacher.
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| c) |
Use your table to help answer the following question.
How many sticks in total would you need to have 36 triangles (
) in your pattern?
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