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Question

Match the following figures according to the number of matchsticks required to make them.

A
5n+1
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4n+1
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2n+1
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Solution

The number of matchsticks used in the above patterns are 3,5 and 7.

The number of matchsticks used can also be represented as:

Hence, it is clear that the above pattern follows 2n+1.

Similarly, the other patterns follow,


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