Chapter 7: Factoring 
Numbers in the Real World

Magic Squares
 

Magic Squares are square matrices (n x n) of numbers in which the sum of each row, column, and diagonal is the same.  This sum is called the magic number.

Try to create the magic square of n = 3.

     
     
     
 

Hint: Any two numbers equidistant from the center have the same sum. 

Check Your Answers

Now try your luck with a 5 x 5 magic square.