Solution:
To describe the pattern of growth in the given sequence of figures:1. Start with Figure 1, which consists of a single square.2. Moving to Figure 2, a new square is added to the right and one above the original square, creating a shape similar to an "L."3. For Figure 3, the pattern of adding squares continues, with one square added to the right of the existing structure and another square on top, extending the "L" shape.4. Figure 4 shows that the same pattern is followed: adding one square to the right end of the bottom row and another square on top of the rightmost column.From this, it can be inferred that as the sequence progresses to each next figure, two squares are added: one to extend the bottom row and another on top of the new rightmost square to build a step-like structure.You can extrapolate that the next figure in the sequence (Figure 5) would follow the same pattern. There would be a new square added to the right side on the bottom to extend the row and another square placed on top of that, maintaining the step-like or stair-like structure.