First, students will learn how to prove polynomial identities.
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Next, students will learn how to prove that the differences between the consecutive square numbers, are the consecutive odd numbers.
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Conclude by giving your students these challenges:
How many trapeziums are in the figure below:

Here's the solution: Looking at the trapeziums below, from left to right, top to bottom, here are the number of each: 6, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1. Adding these, gives us 19. But the entire equilateral triangle has order 3 rotational symmetry, meaning each trapezium occurs in 3 different ways. Thus, our answer must be \(19 \cdot 3 = 57.\)
Note: This problem comes from NRICH, but NRICH provides no solution.