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Building a Square

Maths / Difficulty Tier 2, Relation. Requires a few ideas, quantities or steps to be connected.
About Tier 2 - Relation

Requires a few ideas, quantities or steps to be connected.

Difficulty describes the challenge, not the solver. It is a Society guide rather than a formal academic level.

The tier is a Society guide to the amount of reasoning, technical work and insight a problem is expected to require. Your experience may vary depending on the topic and your background.

Building a Square

Number Theory / Patterns and Proof - 4 min

Find the sum of the first twenty positive odd integers, starting at 11 and ending at 3939, without adding them one at a time.

1+3+5+⋯+391+3+5+\cdots+39
Assumptions

Include exactly twenty terms, starting with the positive odd integer one.

Enter a decimal number. Exact value required.

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Collection question · Revision 1 · ID: odd-squares