Questions to Explore

  1. How will the figure differ if you rotate the triangle at 45 degrees instead of 60? How about at 30?
  2. Investigate rotating a quadrilateral to form your pinwheel rather than a triangle.
  3. Try a dilation on one of the pinwheels (Also under the Transform Menu).

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