The base measures 2012 if you divide that by four you get 503 trianles on the bottom and on the sides and each one gets one smaller until you get to one so 503+502+501,.... or 252+251(504) so the answer is 126,756 triangles in total because 1+503=504 2+502=504... when you get to 252 you just add that to itself so that is the odd one out
You add polynomials when there are plus signs. You subtract them when there is a minus sign. Remember to only add/subtract like terms within the polynomials.
