P6 / Red Swastika / 2020 / SA2 Prelims / Paper 2 – Q17 [5 marks]

Question:

Farid used circles to form figures that follow a pattern. The first 4 figures are shown below.
(a) The table below shows the number of circles used for each figure.
Complete the table for Figure 5 and Figure 6.
(b) What is the difference in the number of circles Farid would use for Figure 10 and Figure 12.
(c) How many circles would he use for Figure 41?

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