1
1 4
1 3 3
5 2 2 2
1 salutation
1 4 5 a temptation
1 + 4 is archaic
3 & 4 algebraic
3 + 5 in chess
3 + 4 tasty? yes
2 + 5 removed after kill
2 a journey downhill
Summed for a triangle, what am I?
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S I E R P I N S K I
1 salutation
SIR is a polite salutation
1 4 5 a temptation
A SIREN can tempt you with their songs
1 + 4 is archaic
SIRE is an archaic way of saying "sir"
3 & 4 algebraic
PI and E appear in mathematics quite often, though not so much in algebra
3 + 5 in chess
A PIN is a tactic in chess where you immobilize an opponent's piece by making it so that if your opponent moves it, a more valuable piece is left hanging
3 + 4 tasty? yes
PIE is tasty (yum!)
2 + 5 removed after kill
The SKIN of an animal is the first thing to be removed after a kill
2 a journey downhill
To SKI is to journey downhill
Summed for a triangle, what am I?
You are SIERPINSKI's triangle!
I don't think this is completely right, but I'll give it a go:
S
S M
E S U
N I K S
1 salutation
???
1 4 5 a temptation
This could be SIN, but it isn't quite fitting.
1 + 4 is archaic
???
3 & 4 algebraic
SUM.
3 + 5 in chess
???
3 + 4 tasty? yes
Similar to YUM?
2 + 5 removed after kill
SKIN.
2 a journey downhill
SKI.
Summed for a triangle, what am I?
Around the edge of the triangle: MUSKINESS.
I
and 1 could be SUP
. But then I don't know about archaic, algebraic, chess, or tasty.
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– Rand al'Thor
Nov 15 '19 at 22:59
3 & 4
and3 + 4
? $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor Nov 15 '19 at 22:37