Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Skeleton Tower Problem

This is Skeleton Tower, use the problem solving strategies we have learned to solve the problems below.  Discuss how you solved the problems and which strategy or strategies you used.
(a) How many cubes are needed to build this tower?
(b) How many cubes are needed to build a tower like this, but 12 cubes high?
(c) How would you calculate the number of cubes needed for a tower n cubes high?