Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets

The features of Pascal’s Triangle are generalised to 3-variable and 4-variable expressions resulting in the formation of pyramids of coefficients. The steps required to create the coefficients are also given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John E Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University 2013-05-01
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
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Online Access:http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol6/iss2/3
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description The features of Pascal’s Triangle are generalised to 3-variable and 4-variable expressions resulting in the formation of pyramids of coefficients. The steps required to create the coefficients are also given.
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title Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets
title_full Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets
title_fullStr Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets
title_full_unstemmed Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets
title_short Pascal Pyramids: a mathematical exploration using spreadsheets
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