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  • 12-05-2022
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How do you add these two consecutive triangular numbers?
TR(4)+TR(3)

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LammettHash
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  • 12-05-2022

The n-th trianglar number is given by

[tex]T_n = \dfrac{n(n+1)}2[/tex]

Then

[tex]T_4 + T_3 = \dfrac{4\times5}2 + \dfrac{3\times4}2 = \boxed{16}[/tex]

Alternatively, the triangular numbers are defined recursively by

[tex]\begin{cases}T_1 = 1 \\ T_n = T_{n-1} + n & \text{for } n>1\end{cases}[/tex]

This means

[tex]T_1=1[/tex]

[tex]T_2 = T_1 + 2 = 3[/tex]

[tex]T_3 = T_2 + 3 = 6[/tex]

[tex]T_4 = T_3 + 4 = 10[/tex]

so that

[tex]T_3+T_4=\boxed{16}[/tex]

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