a) S = 2 + 4 + 6 + ..... + 100
S = 2 × ( 1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + 50 )
S = 2 × 50 × ( 1 + 50 ) : 2
S = 50 × 51
S = 2 550
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b) S = ( 3 + 6 + 9 + ............51 ) : 3
S = 3 × ( 1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + 17 ) : 3
S = 17 × ( 1 + 17 ) : 2
S = 17 × 18 : 2
S = 17 × 9
S = 153