#1077 · Algebra · Sequences & series
Shot count in square vs triangular pile
Show that the number of shot in a square pile is one‑fourth the number of shot in a triangular pile that has double the number of courses.
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. VI. Harmonical Progression, Examples VI.b, No. 13
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