document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151518>Question 1151518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first figure takes 5 matchstick squares to​ build, the second takes 13 to​ build, and the third takes 21 to​ build, as can be seen by clicking on the icon below. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "​(a​) How many matchstick squares will it take to build the 9th ​figure? ​<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b​) How many matchstick squares will it take to build the nth​ figure? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "​(c​) How many matchsticks will it take to build the nth​ figure?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can not click the icon you mention in your post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, I can not be a full scale participant in the solution of the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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