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Question: What is a Magic Square ?

Answer:

A magic square is an arrangement of numbers in a square so that each of the rows and columns and two diagonals have the same total. Often the numbers from 1 to 9 or 1 to 16, etc. are used, but other sets of numbers can be used. The 3 x 3 magic square was used as part of rituals in India from vedic times, and continues to be used till date. A well known early 4 x 4 magic square in India can be seen in Khajuraho in the Parshvanath Jain temple. It dates from the 10th century.

7
12
1
14
2
13
8
11
16
3
10
5
9
6
15
4

This is referred to as the Chautisa Yantra, since each sub-square sums to 34.