Think! What if the magic square had an even number of cells. There's your answer.
The number is 7.
harry of course
Start with a magic square which includes the number 3. Then either: Add 3 to each number, or Multiply each number by any integer other than 3.
It is the square of the original number. If the original number represents a length, then the square of the original number represents an area of a square with side equal to the original number.
Think! What if the magic square had an even number of cells. There's your answer.
The number is 7.
No.
the magic sum is 15
It is the square of the number. For example 6x6=36 which is a perfect square.
A simple way is to use a regular magic square and then divide each value by the same number. Dividing by a common multiple of all the number will give a magic square of fractions with all 1's as numerators
harry of course
Just take any magic square, and multiply every number by 5. Here you will get another magic square with all numbers multiples of 5.
A normal 3x3 magic square has a sum of 15. So you subtract 3 from each number in the square.
the square
Start with a magic square which includes the number 3. Then either: Add 3 to each number, or Multiply each number by any integer other than 3.
It is the square of the original number. If the original number represents a length, then the square of the original number represents an area of a square with side equal to the original number.