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    Dotty Squares Investigation Andres

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    The document describes two investigations into the relationships between perimeter, area, and number of dots in different shapes made up of unit squares. The first investigation looks at squares of increasing size and finds formulas for each metric. The second investigation looks at an L-shape made of squares and attempts to find formulas for how the area, perimeter, and number of dots increase as more squares are added to the shape.

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    The document describes two investigations into the relationships between perimeter, area, and number of dots in different shapes made up of unit squares. The first investigation looks at squares of increasing size and finds formulas for each metric. The second investigation looks at an L-shape made of squares and attempts to find formulas for how the area, perimeter, and number of dots increase as more squares are added to the shape.

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    The document describes two investigations into the relationships between perimeter, area, and number of dots in different shapes made up of unit squares. The first investigation looks at squares of increasing size and finds formulas for each metric. The second investigation looks at an L-shape made of squares and attempts to find formulas for how the area, perimeter, and number of dots increase as more squares are added to the shape.

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    Dotty Squares Investigation Andres

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    Dotty squares investigation Aim: To investigate the relationship of the perimeter, area and number of dots inside building

    up squares. Introduction: I am going to investigate changes in the perimeter, area and dots inside the square of different size squared made up of single 1 by 1 squares. For these I am going to use 3 different data tables and work out the patterns of each to create a formula for each. Example:

    The horizontal sides of the square give a measurement of width The vertical sides of the square dive a measurement of length The horizontal and vertical lines that cross inside the square is called a dot. Length+length+width+width = perimeter. Length*width = Area Squares: 1.

    Area=1 Perimeter=4 Dots=0 2.

    Area= 4 Perimeter=8 Dots=1 3.

    Area=9 Perimeter=12 Dots=4 4.

    Area= 16 Perimeter= 16 Dots= 9 5.

    Area= 25 Perimeter= 20 Dots= 16 Results: Square number 1 2 3 4 5 n term formula 200 Area(L*W) cm 1 4 9 16 25 Area= n2 40000
    2

    Square number 1 2 3 4 5 n term 200

    Perimeter (2l+2w) cm 4 8 12 16 20 Perimeter= 4n 800

    Square number 1

    Number of dots 0

    2 3 4 5 n term 200

    1 4 9 16 Number of dots= (n-1)2 39601

    Extension: Aim: To investigate the pattern of the increase of area, perimeter and dots in the inside of a shape built up of squares Introduction: I am going to investigate how the area, perimeter and number of dots increase as squares are added. The shape I will start of will be an L shape of 2 squares. Shapes sent to you in excel.

    Shape number 1 2 3 4 n term rule

    Area/ cm2 3 13 30 54

    Perimeter/ cm 8 16 24 32 8n

    Number of dots 0 6 19 39

    100 shape

    34950

    800

    34551

    I did not manage to work out the equation for area and dots by myself, but I found out that my equation was a parabola. Sorry it was too hard. Area equation http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F2+%28n%2B7+n%5E2%29&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*Math-

    Dots http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2F2+%28-1%2Bn%29+%282%2B7+n%29&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*Math-

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