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Find the sum 1 + 3 + 5 + … + 51 (the sum of all odd numbers from 1 to 51) without actually adding them.

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Solution

Here, the quotient obtained upon dividing 51 by 2 is 25.

∴Number of terms = n = 25 + 1 = 26

∴ 1 + 3 + 5 + … + 51 = 262 = 676


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