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Hexagonal number
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A
hexagonal number
is
a
figurate number
that represents
a
hexagon
. The \(
n
\)th
hexagonal number
can be calculated using the
formula
: \[
H
_
n
=
n
(2n -
1
) \] where \(
n
\) is
a
positive
integer
.
Hexagonal numbers
can be visualized
as
a
pattern
of points arranged in the
shape
of
a
hexagon
.
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