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Note: This comes from the fact that the sum of the first <math>n</math> odds is <math>n^2</math>. | Note: This comes from the fact that the sum of the first <math>n</math> odds is <math>n^2</math>. | ||
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Contents
Problem
What is the value in simplest form of the following expression?
Solution
We have
Note: This comes from the fact that the sum of the first
odds is
.
Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!!!)
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution
See Also
2020 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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