Homework Help: math

Posted by Ty on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:15am.

Consider the following sums of numbers and how they
are formed:
1 odd number
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2 odd numbers
678
3 odd numbers
64748
Predict the following sum and complete the
generalization:
a. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = ?
b. 1 + 3 + 5 + Á + (2n - 1) = ?

math - drwls, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:44am
Your examples do not fit your descriptions. For example,
678 is not "two odd numbers"

What are you trying to say?

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