SOLUTION: What is the sum of the first 2,000 consecutive odd numbers? Tell whether it illustrates inductive or deductive reasoning.

Question 482206: What is the sum of the first 2,000 consecutive odd numbers? Tell whether it illustrates inductive or deductive reasoning.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the sum of the first 2,000 consecutive odd numbers? Tell whether it illustrates inductive or deductive reasoning.
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The 2000th odd number is 3999.
View the 2000 numbers as 1000 pairs, 1 & 3999, 3 & 3997, 5 & 3995, etc
Each pair is 4000.
1000*4000 = 4,000,000

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