Pentapattern

What do you notice about this diagram.

Draw the diagram accurately starting with a regular pentagon.

Find all the angles in the diagram.

Label 4 sets of congruent triangles. Which triangles are similar?

Describe the symmetries of the shape (that is the transformations that map the shape onto itself).

Describe the symmetries in the design below.

Make up your own design using pentagons and a similar construction.

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