Pascals Triangle

By: Samantha & Julia

 1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 41
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 5 1
The Pascals triangle is
full of patterns.

Patterns
Diagonals
The first diagonal is all 1s. The second
diagonal is just counting. The third
diagonal is triangular numbers.
Squares

If you pick a number on a

second diagonal, the
numbers next to it add up
to get the number you
picked.
Horizontal
Sums
The sum of all of
the numbers in a
row will equal a
power of 2 (it
doubles each time).
Exponents of 11

All of the numbers in a

row represent the digits of
powers of 11.

However, once it gets to

the fifth power of 11, the
digits overlap to make a
new number. It
continues like this for
the rest of the triangle.
Prime Numbers
If you pick a prime
number in the second
diagonal, all of the
numbers in its row are
divisible by that second
diagonal number.
The Fibonacci
Sequence
The diagonal pattern in
Pascals Triangle clearly
shows the fibonacci
sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,
13, 21, 34, 55, 89
Sierpinski
Triangle
If you color all of
the odd numbers,
you will end up
with a pattern just
like the Sierpinski
Triangle.
Hockey Sticks
If you start at 1 and proceed in a
diagonal fashion, then when you reach
any number that is not on the opposite
side of a triangle, you can take a turn in
the opposite direction. Then those
numbers in the diagonal line will add up
to the last number. Here are some
examples:

1 + 6 + 21 + 56 = 84

1 + 7 + 28 + 84 + 210 + 462 +
924 = 1716

1 + 12 = 13
Star of David
If you choose any number and draw
two triangles in a star of david pattern
with the number you chose in the
center, you will find that the numbers in
the vertices, when multiplied, will equal
the same number.

56 x 10 x 78 = 43680

15 x 6 x 126 = 43680
Using Pascals Triangle
Combinations
Say you have 12 shirts
and you want to pick 7 of
them to use throughout
the week. You could go to
the row with 12 in the 1, 12, 66, 220, 495, 792, 924, 792, 495, 220, 66, 12, 1
second diagonal, and
count (in the row) 7
places to the left. Thats
the number of how many
combinations you can
make.
Polynomials

(x+1)= 1x+2x+1

Polynomials are identical

to the rows in pascals Row in Pascals Triangle:
triangle. For example: 1,2,1
Conclusion
All in all, Pascals triangle is very useful. You can use it to find a lot of things. You
can find: the powers of 11, squared numbers, the powers of two, polynomials, and
the amount of combinations you can use. Pascals triangle is just really cool.
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