Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   The triangle stops at index seven

   Statements

   1. Every row starts and ends with one
   2. The triangle stops at index seven
   3. Adjacent entries add to give the row below

2. False statement

   The index of b also falls through it

   Statements

   1. The theorem handles any positive whole index
   2. The index of a falls through the expansion
   3. The index of b also falls through it

3. False statement

   Repeated multiplication is easy at high powers

   Statements

   1. Repeated multiplication is easy at high powers
   2. 98 is rewritten as 100 minus 2
   3. The indices in each term sum to n

4. False statement

   Each row is shorter than the one above

   Statements

   1. Larger powers make the row building harder
   2. Each row is shorter than the one above
   3. Pascal gives his name to the triangle

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation