document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285284>Question 285284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain how you would find the sum of the first 50 even numbers.What is the sum? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2+4+6+....+100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S(n) = (n/2)(A+L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S(50) = (50/2)(2+100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S(50) = 25*102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S(50) = 2550<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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