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How many squares are there in a 5x5 checkerboard?

Question #70659. Asked by sammyxoxo213.
Last updated Sep 28 2016.

Gnomon
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Gnomon
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There are 55.

There's 1 square that is 5x5.
There are 4 squares that are 4x4.
There are 9 squares that are 3x3.
There are 16 squares that are 2x2.
There are 25 squares that are 1x1.


Sep 12 2006, 3:06 PM
serpa
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serpa
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Answer has 10 votes.
How many squares of .5x.5 or .25x.25, etc? Why not 64 squares on a 5x5 checkerboard?

Sep 28 2016, 9:55 AM
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Because if you subdivide the 25 squares that are on the 5x5 board, it will cease to be a 5x5 board. You can only count whole squares, or groups of squares making new squares.

Sep 28 2016, 1:42 PM
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