A child is creating a pyramid with building blocks. The top three levels include 4 blocks, 10 blocks, and 16 blocks.

Part 1: How many blocks would be needed for a pyramid 25 levels tall? (5 points)

Part 2: Use complete sentences to explain how a sum of an arithmetic series was applied. (4 points)

Question

A child is creating a pyramid with building blocks. The top three levels include 4 blocks, 10 blocks, and 16 blocks.

Part 1: How many blocks would be needed for a pyramid 25 levels tall? (5 points)

Part 2: Use complete sentences to explain how a sum of an arithmetic series was applied. (4 points)

anonymous · Answer

the formula for the no. of blocks used for each level is 6n-2