SOLUTION: 1=1 1+3=? 1+3+5=? 1+3+5+7=? 1+3+5+7+9=? Pythagoras is credited with a discovery about the sum of consecutive odd numbers such as those shown above. What did he discover? Wh

Algebra ->  Expressions-with-variables -> SOLUTION: 1=1 1+3=? 1+3+5=? 1+3+5+7=? 1+3+5+7+9=? Pythagoras is credited with a discovery about the sum of consecutive odd numbers such as those shown above. What did he discover? Wh      Log On


   



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: 1=1
1+3=?
1+3+5=?
1+3+5+7=?
1+3+5+7+9=?
Pythagoras is credited with a discovery about the sum of consecutive odd numbers such as those shown above. What did he discover?
What is the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?

What is the sum of the first x odd numbers?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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1=1
1+3=4
1+3+5=9
1+3+5+7=16
1+3+5+7+9=5^2
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The sum of the 1st n odd numbers is n^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.