document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612912>Question 612912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many boxes are there in a pyramid that has a base of 100 boxes? And why? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st level has 81  (since 10 - 1 = 9 and 9^2 = 81)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd level has 64 (since 8^2 = 64)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "etc etc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we're adding the squares\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100+81+64+49+25+16+9+4+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1+4+9+16+25+36+49+64+81+100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100+81+64+49+25+16+9+4+1 = 349\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1+4+9+16+25+36+49+64+81+100 = 349\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 349 boxes total. </SPAN>\n" );
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