Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
a) To draw the 1st , 5th and 6th figures, we need to know the count of squares
For the first figure, we would have 3 squares
The fifth figure would have 35 squares
The sixth figure will have 48 squares
The way to get this is to add 2 to the odd number difference between the last two terms
b) Here, we want to know how the pattern is changing
From the information provided, the first pattern has 8 squares, the second has
15 squares while the last has 24 squares
We can have a formula as follows:
