document.write( "Question 162825: what is the sum of the first 307 even numbers? There is know textbook. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #120030 by orca(409)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The numbers are 2, 4, 6, ......614. \n" ); document.write( "It can be written as: \n" ); document.write( "2x1, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, ..........2x306, 2x307\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \n" ); document.write( "2x1, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, ..........2x306, 2x307 \n" ); document.write( "= 2(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +........+306 + 307) \n" ); document.write( "= 2x307x308/2 (Note that 1 + 2 + 3 + .... + n = n(n+1)/2) \n" ); document.write( "= 307x308 \n" ); document.write( "= 94556 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |