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A tetrahedral number, or triangular pyramidal number, is a figurate number that represents a pyramid with a triangular base and three sides, called a tetrahedron. The n th tetrahedral number, Te n , is the sum of the first n triangular numbers , that is,
Each layer represents one of the first five triangular numbers. A truncated triangular pyramid number [1] is found by removing some smaller tetrahedral number (or triangular pyramidal number) from each of the vertices of a bigger tetrahedral number. The number to be removed may be same or different from each of the vertices. [2]
7.4 Reciprocal of tetrahedral numbers. 7.5 Exponential and logarithms. 8 See also. 9 Notes. 10 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of mathematical series ...
Figurate numbers were a concern of the Pythagorean worldview. It was well understood that some numbers could have many figurations, e.g. 36 is a both a square and a triangle and also various rectangles. The modern study of figurate numbers goes back to Pierre de Fermat, specifically the Fermat polygonal number theorem.
A triangular-pyramid version of the cannonball problem, which is to yield a perfect square from the N th Tetrahedral number, would have N = 48. That means that the (24 × 2 = ) 48th tetrahedral number equals to (70 2 × 2 2 = 140 2 = ) 19600. This is comparable with the 24th square pyramid having a total of 70 2 cannonballs. [5]
In mathematics, a centered tetrahedral number is a centered figurate number that represents a tetrahedron. That is, it counts the dots in a three-dimensional dot pattern with a single dot surrounded by tetrahedral shells. [ 1 ]
The number of 1-faces (edges) of the n-simplex is the n-th triangle number, the number of 2-faces of the n-simplex is the (n − 1) th tetrahedron number, the number of 3-faces of the n-simplex is the (n − 2) th 5-cell number, and so on.
Geometric representation of the square pyramidal number 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 = 30. A pyramidal number is the number of points in a pyramid with a polygonal base and triangular sides. [1] The term often refers to square pyramidal numbers, which have a square base with four sides, but it can also refer to a pyramid with any number of sides. [2]