Match Tip Investigation
Investigation 1
Is it possible to make a Match Tip Pattern with any number of matches?
Investigation 2
Which of these possible patterns could be made with 6 matches?
(4,2) (2,2,2) (3,3) (2,2,2) (1,2,3) (1,2,3)
Can you discover what constraints there are on the numbers in the brackets if they are to make possible Match Tip Patterns?
Investigation 3
Try listing all the combinations of descriptions ie numbers in brackets that could work with 8 matches. Check which give 2–D solutions and which require 3-D solutions.
What happens with 10 matches?