Published January 7, 2022
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TRIANGULAR – PENTAGONAL NUMBERS AND INTERESTING PUZZLE
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- 1. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Chennai, Tamilnadu
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Among several interesting types of numbers that exist in mathematics, polygonal numbers are so special because they provide exotic connections between number theory and geometry. Triangular and Pentagonal numbers are special types of more general Polygonal numbers. In this paper, I will introduce these numbers and determine numbers which are both triangular and pentagonal. I will also solve a related interesting puzzle.
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