Figure 1:-
Figure 2:-
Figure 3:-
Find the total number of quadrilaterals in the figure that follows this pattern.
Clarification:- The squares with common centre are always within the big hexagon. The sides and edges of these squares can in no case touch or intersect the sides of the big hexagon.
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In figure 1, there are 1 2 quadrilaterals.
In figure 2, there are 2 8 quadrilaterals.
In figure 3, there are 4 8 quadrilaterals.
(For more clarification):-
In figure 4, there are 7 2 quadrilaterals.
In figure 5, there are 1 0 0 quadrilaterals.
So, we observe that in the n th figure, the number of quadrilaterals is found by the formula:-
1 2 n + ( 4 × n = 1 ∑ n ( n − 1 ) )
∴ In the 2 0 1 6 th figure that follows this pattern, there would be:-
( 1 2 × 2 0 1 6 ) + ( 4 × n = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 6 ( n − 1 ) )
= ( 1 2 × 2 0 1 6 ) + ( 4 × 2 2 0 1 5 × 2 0 1 6 )
= ( 1 2 × 2 0 1 6 ) + ( 2 0 1 6 × 4 0 3 0 )
= ( 2 0 1 6 × 4 0 4 2 )
= 8148672 quadrilaterals. □