Proof without words:
How does this image prove the identity 1+2+3+4⋯+(n−1)=(n2)?
I found this here; could anybody explain this in a lucid manner?
Answer
This shows that every yellow circle uniquely determines a pair of blue circles and vice versa. The number of yellow ones is the LHS, the number of pairs of blue ones is the RHS. Cute!
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