Using the numbers from 9 to 17, construct a 3 × 3 magic square. What is the magic sum here? What relation is there between the magic sum and the number in the central cell?

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Solution

The numbers are 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

Magic sum = 16 + 9 + 14 = 39

Central number = 13 and 39 = 3 × 13

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