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Try making some of the patterns by cutting up two squares of paper in contrasting colours.
How does this help you work out what proportion of the total area of the square is taken up by each colour?
Vanishing Point
Age 14 to 18
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Try making some of the patterns by cutting up two squares of paper in contrasting colours.
How does this help you work out what proportion of the total area of the square is taken up by each colour?
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