SOLUTION: WHat is the name given to all numbers that can be expressed as the sum of two consecutive whole numbers?

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Question 80623: WHat is the name given to all numbers that can be expressed as the sum of two consecutive whole numbers?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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The set of whole numbers is the set: {0,1,2,3,4,5,6, . . .}

Now, take the SUM of two consecutive integers starting from the beginning, and see what you get:
0+1=1
1+2=3
2+3=5
3+4=7
4+5=9
and so on . . .

Do you see the pattern? This would be the set of all odd whole numbers!

Thanks for the GREAT question!!

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