SOLUTION: Find the aremides mean of first n natural numbers

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Question 1070233: Find the aremides mean of first n natural numbers

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the arithmetic mean of first n natural numbers.
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First n:: 1,2,3,... n
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Ans: Aritmetic mean = sum of the numbers/number of the numbers
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Sum = (n/2)(1+n) = (n+n^2)/2
# of numbers:: n
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Ans:: [(n+n^2)/2]/n = (1+n)/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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