Hollow Integer Grid
Last updated at October 10, 2025 by Teachoo
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Hollow Integer GridHollow integer grid has empty middle term. Itlooks like There is something special about the numbers in these grids. Let us explore what that is Sum of top row = 4 + (–1) + (–3) = 0 Sum of bottom row = (–1) + (–1) + 2 = 0 Sum of left column = 4 + (–3) + (–1) = 0 Sum of right column = (–3) + 1 + 2 = 0 In each grid, the numbers in each of top row, bottom row, leftmost column and rightmost column add up to give the same number We shall call this sum as the ‘border sum’. The border sum of the first grid is ‘0’. Let’s do another example