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Picture Story

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of the first six cube numbers?

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Picturing Square Numbers

Stage: 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Square numbers can be represented as the sum of consecutive odd numbers. What is the sum of 1 + 3 + ..... + 149 + 151 + 153?

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Double Trouble

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Simple additions can lead to intriguing results...

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Summing Geometric Progressions

Stage: 4 and 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Watch the video to see how to sum the sequence. Can you adapt the method to sum other sequences?

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Slick Summing

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Watch the video to see how Charlie works out the sum. Can you adapt his method?


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