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Project 2 - A Magic Square

The document describes how to create a magic square using the numbers 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45. A magic square is an arrangement of numbers in a grid where the sum of every row, column and diagonal is the same. The document shows that the sum of the numbers is 75, which is therefore the "magic number" that each row, column and diagonal must add up to. It then provides the specific arrangement of the numbers in a 3x3 grid that satisfies this magic number requirement.

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Project 2 - A Magic Square

The document describes how to create a magic square using the numbers 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45. A magic square is an arrangement of numbers in a grid where the sum of every row, column and diagonal is the same. The document shows that the sum of the numbers is 75, which is therefore the "magic number" that each row, column and diagonal must add up to. It then provides the specific arrangement of the numbers in a 3x3 grid that satisfies this magic number requirement.

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A Magic Square

Problem Solving:
Arrange the numbers 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 into a square
subdivided into nine smaller squares like the one shown below so that
the sum of every row, column, and main diagonal is the same. The
result is a magic square.
Example Square:

The numbers to be used are:

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45


The sum of these numbers can be found by using the process
developed by Gauss. We have (5 + 10 + 15 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 35 + 40
+ 45)/3 = (9X50/2)/3, or 75 So the sum in each row, column, and
diagonal must be 75 the magic number.
The eight combinations are:
45 + 25 + 5 = 75
45
40
40
40
35
35
30

+
+
+
+
+
+
+

20
30
25
20
30
25
25

+
+
+
+
+
+
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Number
# of times
used in
the
combinati
on

10 = 75
5 = 75
10 = 75
15 = 75
10 = 75
15 = 75
20 = 75

5
2

10
3

15
2

Note: The first combination started


with the largest number added to
the smallest number and the
difference supplied the middle
number.
For example 45+5=50 then you
take 75-50=25, which 25 would
then be your middle number.
Then the next largest number and
smallest number and so on. It is a
pattern and follows for any series of
9 numbers chosen for a 3 X 3

20
3

25
4

30
3

35
2

40
3

45
2

Once you have determined the number of times each of the 9 numbers
is used in a given commination you can begin to fill in your square.
The number used the most will be the middle number in the
matrix.
The next 4 numbers used the most will be the corner
The Magic Square

10

35

30

45

25

20

15

40

The sum of all columns, rows, and diagonals are 75. 75 is the magic
number.

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