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Pentagonal Number Calculator

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Calculate pentagonal number 4

Pentagonal Number Formula
Pn  =  n(3n - 1)
  2

Given n = 4, we have:
P4  =  4(3(4) - 1)
  2

P4  =  4(12 - 1)
  2

P4  =  4(11)
  2

P4  =  44
  2

P4 = 22

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What 5 concepts are covered in the Pentagonal Number Calculator?

figurate number
a number that can be represented by a regular geometrical arrangement of equally spaced points. If the arrangement forms a regular polygon, the number is called a polygonal.
formula
a fact or a rule written with mathematical symbols. A concise way of expressing information symbolically.
number
an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification. A quantity or amount.
pentagon
a polygon of five angles and five sides
pentagonal number
A number that can be shown as a pentagonal pattern of dots.
n(3n - 1)/2

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