Problem 12 · 2023 Math Kangaroo
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Spatial & Visual Reasoning
tiling-tessellationsymmetrycomposition
Elvis has 6 triangles, all with the same pattern. Which picture can he make with them?
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 3
All six triangles look exactly the same, with the same little pattern.
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Hint 2 of 3
So the right picture is made of six copies of that one triangle and nothing else.
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Hint 3 of 3
Check each picture: cross out any that use a triangle with a different pattern.
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Approach: the picture must use six copies of the same triangle
- Elvis only has 6 triangles, and they all have the same pattern.
- So the picture he can build is made of six matching triangles, all looking alike.
- Look at each option and cross out the ones using a different or mismatched triangle; the picture left is option A.
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