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Sum of all odd numbers from 1 to 400

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The odd numbers from 1 to 400 are :1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ........., 399.The above sequence is in Arithmetic progression.Now, first term, a = 1Common difference, d = 3 - 1 = 2Let an = 399a + n-1d = 3991 + n-12 = 3992n-1 = 398n - 1 = 199n = 200Now, sum of first n terms of AP is given by,Sn = n22a + n-1dSo, S200 = 20022×1 + 200-12=1002+199×2=1002+398=100×400=40000

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