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Select the answer that contains all of the expressions that give the number of small squares in Step n. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 A. n²+1 B. n(n + 1) C.n²+n D, n + n + 1 A B C B.CO B.C

User Jrochette
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the right options are B and C

we can check b

first step

n=1


1(1+1)=2

right

second step

n=2


2(2+1)=6

Third step

n=3


3(3+1)=12

and c is correct because it is basically the same as b but written in a different way


\begin{gathered} n(n+1) \\ (n* n)+(n*1) \\ n^2+n \end{gathered}

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