Patterns are used to represent sequence of numbers.
The shape at the 50th position is a triangle
The pattern rule is given as: square, triangle, circle, oval.
The number of shapes (n) is given as:
So, the 50th shape is calculated using the following absolute operator
i.e. divide 50 by 4, and take note of the remainder.
When 50 is divided by 4, the remainder is 2
So, we have:
This means that, the shape at the 50th position is the same shape at the 2nd position.
Hence, the shape is triangle
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