At stage 1, start with a unit equilateral triangle. At each successive stage add 3*(n-1) new triangles around outside with vertex-to-vertex contacts. Sequence gives number of triangles at n-th stage.

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At stage 1, start with a unit equilateral triangle. At each successive stage add 3*(n-1) new triangles around outside with vertex-to-vertex contacts. Sequence gives number of triangles at n-th stage.