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HIGHER TIER TASK STRUCTURES Rigid structures are constructed using unit rods. An example is shown below. The individual rods in the structures are held together using different types of joints. Some examples are shown below. 3 Joint 4 Joint 5 Joint 6 Joint Investigate structures constructed from unit rods. My Plan I have decided to investigate the number of different joints in cubes. I will draw cubes of dimensions 1x1x1, 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and 5x5x5. After drawing these cubes and counting the number of different joints, I hope to find a pattern and formula for working out the number of different rods in shapes nxnxn. After finding this formula I will check it against shapes 6x6x6, 7x7x7, 8x8x8, 9x9x9 and 10x10x10, to see if it works. I will then use this theory on more complex shapes like cuboids. Collecting Results To set about collecting my results I drew the cubes on isometric paper and drew the joints in different colours so that it would...

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