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The Central Cell (Posted on 2004-04-16) |
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Prove that the central cell (the number in the middle cell) of any 3x3 magic square is always one-third the magic constant (the sum of any side, either 2 major diagonals, or either center row in the magic square).
Show that in any larger square (n x n), the central cell does not need to be 1/n the magic constant.
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Submitted by Victor Zapana
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Rating: 4.5000 (4 votes)
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A proof for the first part is here
A method for creating larger squares for the second part is here |
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