document.write( "Question 810283: use auss approach to find the following sums\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. 1,+2,+3,+4,+...+98\r
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Use Gauss approach to find the following sums
\n" ); document.write( "A. 1,+2,+3,+4,+...+98
\n" ); document.write( "a = 1
\n" ); document.write( "d = 1
\n" ); document.write( "S(n) = (n/2)(a+L)
\n" ); document.write( "S(98) = 49(99) = 4851\r
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\n" ); document.write( "B. 1+3+5+7+...+97
\n" ); document.write( "a = 1
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "Find \"n\":
\n" ); document.write( "97 = 1 + (n-1)2
\n" ); document.write( "96 = (n-1)2
\n" ); document.write( "48 = n=1
\n" ); document.write( "n = 50
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\n" ); document.write( "S(50) = (50/2)(1+97) = 2450
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