SOLUTION: 1=1 1+3=? 1+3+5=? 1+3+5+7=? 1+3+5+7+9=? Pythagoras is credited with a discovery about the sum of consecutive odd numbers such as those shown above. What did he discover? Wh

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: 1=1
1+3=?
1+3+5=?
1+3+5+7=?
1+3+5+7+9=?
Pythagoras is credited with a discovery about the sum of consecutive odd numbers such as those shown above. What did he discover?
What is the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?

What is the sum of the first x odd numbers? This question is from textbook

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1=1
1+3=4
1+3+5=9
1+3+5+7=16
1+3+5+7+9=5^2
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The sum of the 1st n odd numbers is n^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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