SOLUTION: find the difference between the sum of the first 500 even numbers and the sum of the first 500 odd numbers

SOLUTION: find the difference between the sum of the first 500 even numbers and the sum of the first 500 odd numbers

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Question 582828: find the difference between the sum of the first 500 even numbers and the sum of the first 500 odd numbers
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
500 *positive* even/odd numbers. This is equal to

(2+4+6+...+500) - (1+3+5+...+499)

= 1+1+1+...+1

= 500
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