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    Quote Originally Posted by Depression Moon View Post
    Question 2
    Sum the numbers 10 + 20 + 30 + .... + 500
    This is familiar to me and I know there is a simple solution, but I can't remember it.
    Sum(10n) with n=1,2,...,50

    Or alternatively:

    25*[(10+500)/2]

    or in n-form:

    n/2 * (N+(N-(N-1))/2
    Last edited by Aerith's Knight; 12-21-2010 at 07:20 PM.


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