Question
The diagram shows toothpicks used to arrange the following patterns. The rest of the figures follow the same pattern.

Figure 1 uses 4 toothpicks.
Figure 2 uses 10 toothpicks.
Figure 3 uses 18 toothpicks.

  1. How many squares are in Figure 11?
  2. How many toothpicks are used to make Figure 52?
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The diagram shows toothpicks used to arrange the following patterns. The rest of the figures follow the same pattern.

Figure 1 uses 4 toothpicks.
Figure 2 uses 10 toothpicks.
Figure 3 uses 18 toothpicks.

  1. How many squares are in Figure 11?
  2. How many toothpicks are used to make Figure 52?