The following pattern is called Pascal's triangle. It was named for the mathematicia...

The following pattern is called Pascal's triangle. It was named for the mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).

a. Have each person in the group find four different patterns in the triangle and then share them with the rest of the group.

b. Add the numbers in each horizontal row. Discuss the pattern that occurs.

c. Use what you have learned in part (b) to find the sum in the 16th row.

d. What is the sum of the numbers in the nth row?