PASCAL’S TRIANGLE

Pascal’s Triangle: Definition, Calculating

Combinations
Pascal’s Triangle is a number pattern in the shape of a (not
surprisingly!) a triangle. It is named after the French
mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal’s Triangle has many
applications in mathematics and statistics, including it’s ability to
help you calculate combinations.
Row 0 1
Row 1 1 1
Row 2 1 2 1
Row 3 1 3 3 1
Row 4 1 4 6 4 1
Row 5 1 5 10 10 5 1
Row 6 1 6 15 20 15 6 1
Row 7 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
Each number in the triangle is the sum of the two numbers above
it. For example, there’s a
in the center of row 4: it’s the sum of 3 and 3 in the row above.
The very first and very last number in any row are always
going to be 1.

How to find combinations with Pascal’s Triangle

Pascal’s Triangle can be used to find combinations. The top row
in Pascal’s Triangle is row zero, and the first item in any row (the
1s) are item zero in that row. For example, let’s sat we wanted to
find 6_C_4. Look in Row 6, at item number 4. the answer is 15.
Other Uses
Outside of probability, Pascal’s Triangle is also used for:
 Algebra, where coefficient of polynomials can be used to
find the numbers in Pascal’s triangle. Algebra is outside the
scope of this site, but you can find an excellent explanation of
this concept on the Dr. Math website.
 Finding triangular numbers (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45,
…). Triangular numbers are the “dots” that make up a
triangle. For example, you can make a very simple triangle
from 3 dots, one at each corner angle. For more on triangular
numbers, check out Math is Fun.

What is pascal’s triangle used for?

The binomial theorem refers to the pattern of coefficients
(numbers that appear in front of variables) that appear
when a binomial is multiplied by itself a certain number of
times. ... Pascal's triangle can be used to determine the
expanded pattern of coefficients.
How do you do pascal’s triangle?
One of the most interesting Number Patterns is Pascal's
Triangle (named after Blaise Pascal, a famous French
Mathematician and Philosopher). To build thetriangle,
start with "1" at the top, then continue placing numbers
below it in a triangular pattern. Each number is the
numbers directly above it added together.