CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Question 13 of 25

Patterns in Mathematics — Question 15

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Question
Which sequence do you get when you start to add the counting numbers up? Can you give a smaller pictorial explanation?
Answer

When we start adding the counting numbers cumulatively, we get the sequence of triangular numbers.
1: 1
1 + 2: 3
1 + 2 + 3: 6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4: 10
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5: 15
This sequence is known as the triangular numbers.