This square of squares pattern has edge length 5 squares. You could make this pattern with 48 matchsticks.
Work out the number of edge squares and the number of lines (matchsticks) needed to make the pattern with:
- side length 6,
- side length 25,
- side length 100,
- side length n.
Click here to download the SQUARES PATTERN worksheet.
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