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Problem
If the sum of the first positive integers is more than the sum of the first positive integers, then the sum of the first positive integers is
Solution 1
We can setup our first equation as
Simplifying we get
So our roots using the quadratic formula are
Since the question said positive integers, , so
Solution 2
See also
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