MATHCOUNTS TOOLBOX Facts, Formulas and Tricks
Lesson 12: Pascal’s Triangle & its uses
Pascal’s Triangle
Pascal’s Triangle Used for Probability
Remember that the first row is row zero (0). Row 4 is This can be used to determine the different outcomes when flipping four coins.
For the Expansion of (a + b) n, use numbers in Pascal’s Triangle as coefficients.
For 2 n, add all the numbers in the n th row. (Remember the triangle starts with row 0.)
Prime Numbers If the 1 st element in a row is a prime number (remember, the 0th element of every row is 1),
Prime Numbers If the 1 st element in a row is a prime number (remember, the 0th element of every row is 1), all the numbers in that row (excluding the 1's) are divisible by it.
Prime Numbers If the 1 st element in a row is a prime number (remember, the 0th element of every row is 1), all the numbers in that row (excluding the 1's) are divisible by it. Example: in row 7 ( )
Prime Numbers If the 1 st element in a row is a prime number (remember, the 0th element of every row is 1), all the numbers in that row (excluding the 1's) are divisible by it. Example: in row 7 ( ), 7, 21, and 35 are all divisible by 7.
Hockey Stick Pattern
Triangular Numbers
Points on a Circle.
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and so on...
Fini?