Consider the pattern.
- What is the sum of Row 6?
- What is the sum of Row 30?
- If the sum is 1936, what is the row number?
(a)
Pattern for the sum of each row
Row 1: 1
2 = 1
Row 2: 2
2 = 4
Row 3: 3
2 = 9
Formula:
Sum of each row = (Row number)
2 Sum of Row 6
= 6
2 = 6 x 6
= 36
(b)
Sum of Row 30
= 30
2 = 30 x 30
= 900
(c)
Row number = √(Sum of each row)
Row number with the sum 1936
= √1936
= 44
Answer(s): (a) 36; (b) 900; (c) 44