4MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec4 marksTransformations of Shapes

7 Braille is a system of writing for blind people.
A rectangular pattern of 6 dots represents each letter of the alphabet.
Some of the dots are large and some are small.

Here are the patterns for 6 letters.

Braille dot patterns of 6 dots each, some large and some small, for the letters C, D, S, T, U and X
(a) How many lines of symmetry has the pattern for D? (1)
(b) Write down the letter whose pattern has
(i) rotational symmetry of order 2 and 2 lines of symmetry,
(ii) rotational symmetry of order 2 but no lines of symmetry.
(2)
(c) On the grid below, use 2 large dots and 4 small dots to make a pattern which has rotational symmetry of order 2 but no lines of symmetry.
Empty grid for a 6-dot braille pattern, 2 dots wide and 3 dots high
(1)