2020 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4
Three hexagons of increasing size are shown below. Suppose the dot pattern continues so that each successive hexagon contains one more band of dots. How many dots are in the next hexagon?
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Solution
We find the pattern . The sum of the first four numbers in this sequence is .
Solution 2
The first hexagon has dot. The second hexagon has dots. The third hexagon dots. Following this pattern, we predict that the fourth hexagon will have dots .
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Solution 3
Each band adds so we have
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