document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259364>Question 259364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the sum of the first 1,000 consecutive odd numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How does that differ from the first 1000 odd numbers?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first 1000 consecutive odd numbers run from 1 to 1999.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the extremes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 1999 = 2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 1997 = 2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All the pairs add to 2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 500 pairs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500*2000 = 1,000,000<BR>\n" );
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