SOLUTION: find the median of the square of the first counting numbers

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Question 1013065: find the median of the square of the first counting numbers
Found 2 solutions by macston, stanbon:
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the squares of the first "n" counting numbers
is given by:
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Sum=%28n%28n%2B2%29%282n%2B1%29%29%2F6
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The median is the sum/n.
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median = %28%28n%28n%2B2%29%282n%2B1%29%29%2F6%29%2Fn=%28n%28n%2B2%29%282n%2B1%29%29%2F%286n%29

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the median of the square of the first counting numbers
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Ans: (1^2 + 2^2)/2 = 5/2 = 2.5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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