\ \ The purple squares can be represented by 1+2+3+4+5+6 and can be visually seen by finding half the area of the rectangle above. (6 x 7)/2.\ \ Read more here:\’a0https://brilliant.org/wiki/sum-of-n-n2-or-n3/\’a0
Do we also count larger squares comprised of 4 or 9 smaller squares? 🙂
That sounds like a great idea.
there are 10 and there is another 10 so there are 20.
21 purple squares From the bottom to the top
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Do we also count larger squares comprised of 4 or 9 smaller squares? 🙂
That sounds like a great idea.
there are 10 and there is another 10 so there are 20.
21 purple squares
From the bottom to the top