Magic of numbers on getting squared
For the difference of consecutive squares, we start with two consecutive numbers \( n \) and \( n+1 \), and the difference of their squares is:
\[
(n+1)^2 - n^2
\]
Expanding \( (n+1)^2 \):
\[
(n+1)^2 = n^2 + 2n + 1
\]
So, the difference between the squares of consecutive numbers is:
\[
(n+1)^2 - n^2 = (n^2 + 2n + 1) - n^2 = 2n + 1
\]
### Let's calculate this for \( n = 1 \) through \( n = 10 \):
- For \( n = 1 \):
\[
2(1) + 1 = 3
\]
- For \( n = 2 \):
\[
2(2) + 1 = 5
\]
- For \( n = 3 \):
\[
2(3) + 1 = 7
\]
- For \( n = 4 \):
\[
2(4) + 1 = 9
\]
- For \( n = 5 \):
\[
2(5) + 1 = 11
\]
- For \( n = 6 \):
\[
2(6) + 1 = 13
\]
- For \( n = 7 \):
\[
2(7) + 1 = 15
\]
- For \( n = 8 \):
\[
2(8) + 1 = 17
\]
- For \( n = 9 \):
\[
2(9) + 1 = 19
\]
- For \( n = 10 \):
\[
2(10) + 1 = 21
\]
So, the sequence of differences between consecutive squares is:
\[
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21
\]
### Observations:
- The differences between the squares of consecutive numbers follow a constant pattern of \( 2n + 1 \), which means the differences increase by 2 at each step.
- This leads to a simple arithmetic sequence: \( 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 \), where the difference between each pair of consecutive terms is always 2.
In this case, the differences between consecutive squares form a straightforward, linear pattern.
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