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To show:
  2    2  4 by the use of patterns.
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Solution:

By the use of patterns, it is shown that

 2  2  4 .
 

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Explanation:
Calculation:

To find
 2   2  , develop the pattern as follows.
 

2   2   4
1  2    2
0   2  0

1  2   ?

2   2  ?
 
The first three products, 4 , 2 , and 0 , are terms in an arithmetic sequence with
common difference 2. The next terms of the sequence are 2 and 4.

Therefore, by the use of patterns, it is shown that

  2   2  4 .
Conclusion:

Hence, by the use of patterns, it is shown that

  2   2  4 .
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