SOLUTION: Calculation of the following: 1+2+3+4....+97+98+99+100 I tried an arithmetic sequence a=1(100-1)1 but it wont work.

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Question 826123: Calculation of the following:
1+2+3+4....+97+98+99+100
I tried an arithmetic sequence a=1(100-1)1 but it wont work.
Found 3 solutions by richwmiller, stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source):
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100+50 +
1+99+2+98
4900+150=5050

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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Calculation of the following:
1+2+3+4....+97+98+99+100
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s(n) = (n/2)(a + L)
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s(100) = (100/2)(1+100)
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s(100) = 50*101
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s(100) = 5050
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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Calculation of the following:
1+2+3+4....+97+98+99+100
I tried an arithmetic sequence a=1(100-1)1 but it wont work.

I take it you're trying to sum all integers from 1 to 100, inclusive, with a difference of 1 between terms.
Number of terms (n)in the series: 100
The formula for the sum of a sequence, when the 1st and last terms, the number of terms in the series,
as well as the common difference, are known is:
Sum of sequence:
Number of terms in series:
First term in sequence, or :
Last term in sequence, or :
now becomes:

The sum of the 1st 100 POSITIVE INTEGERS is: 50(101), or
You can do the check!!
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