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Mhiko, a student:

how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 5 cubes in a row?
how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 10 cubes in a row?
how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 15 cubes in a row?
how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 20 cubes in a row?
please show me the solution or formula....

Hi Mhiko,

I assume by hidden faces you mean something like this:

I've highlighted the hidden faces in red. Think about the following pattern:

1 cube has no hidden faces

2 cubes has 1 hidden face

3 cubes has 2 hidden faces

4 cubes has 3 hidden faces

How many hidden faces will 5 cubes have? What's the relationship between the number of cubes and the number of hidden faces?

Hope this helps,

Janice

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