Numbers in Triangle Rows of 3 are equal rows of 4 are equal

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The discussion centers on a puzzle involving a triangular arrangement of circles, where the goal is to place the numbers 1-10 in such a way that the sums of rows of three and four circles are equal. The triangle consists of one circle at the top, two in the second row, three in the third, and four in the base. It is noted that there are 12 possible solutions, which are derived from two core patterns. Each core solution can be rotated by 120 degrees or flipped along one of the three axes of symmetry, resulting in six variants per core solution. The puzzle challenges participants to find these arrangements while ensuring the specified sum conditions are met.
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Ok I'm new here and I don't know how to find answers to puzzles.

I've got a few and my brain isn't working.

Picture a triangle with circles in it. Place the numbers 1-10 in the circles on the triangle so that the sum of Rows of 3 are equal and the sum of rows of 4 are equal

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(If the picture of the triangle doesn't come out it 1 circle on top, then 2, then 3 then 4. The perimeter has 4 circles on all three sides.
 
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Just to help with the picture, try to code tag

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I believe there are 12 solutions to this, which are variants on 2 different patterns. You can rotate by 120 degrees and get a "new" solution effectively, or flip it along one of the 3 axes of symmetry-- giving you 6 variants on a single solution, and 12 patterns all together, since there are 2 "core" solutions.

Two of the variants on the core solutions are:
2
7 8
3 4 10
9 5 6 1

2
8 6
4 7 5
9 3 1 10

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