Staircase Numbers

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Staircase Numbers
By Scott and Kerrie
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What is a staircase number?
5 23
12 345
Staircase numbers are numbers that can be written
as a sum of consecutive counting numbers.
15 78
15 12345
15 345
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The Number 4

• This number is not a staircase number as the
  only way of writing it as a sum of consecutive
  numbers is the way with one stair.

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Staircase patterns
colour patterns
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What a MESS!
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Methods Used
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HEY! Theres a pattern here!
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5
3
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Sums of consecutive numbers
The sum of three consecutive numbers
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What Numbers Are NOT Staircase Numbers ? (up to
100)
86
82
8
32
64
94
74
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16
62
2
58
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What Else did we look at?
2 4 8 16
Space between
Squaring numbers
24 6
48 12
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Sum of each number with its partner
Pascal s Triangle
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like to thankyou for being so respectful and
patient throughout this presentation. We hope
you have an enjoyable day. .
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