A visual proof for the sum of the first n triangular numbers

DOI10.1007/S00283-009-9104-4MaRDI QIDQ968794zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Hasan Unal

Publication date 10 May 2010

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-009-9104-4

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methodology of mathematics (00A35) Combinatorics (educational aspects) (97K20)

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Cites work

• Some concepts of bivariate symmetry

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