SOLUTION: Find the pattern. Use the pattern to write an expression for the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to n. Then find the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to 50. The pattern is 1 mo

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: Find the pattern. Use the pattern to write an expression for the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to n. Then find the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to 50.
The pattern is 1 more than the sum of the previous whole numbers. I don't understand how to find "n". To make an expression or formula to solve the last part. This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Gauss' Formula
(n(n+1))/2 or (n^2+n)/2
The highest number in your series of 1 to n.
50(51)/2=25*51=1275
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