The ancient Greeks labeled certain numbers as triangular numbers. The numbers 1, 3, 6, 10,15, 21, and

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The ancient Greeks labeled certain numbers as triangular numbers. The numbers 1, 3, 6, 10,15, 21, and so on are triangular numbers.

13 6 10 15 21

(a) Can you determine the next two triangular numbers?

(b) Describe a procedure to determine the next five triangular numbers without drawing the figures.

(c) Is 72 a triangular number? Explain how you determined your answer.

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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