Răspuns :
S = 1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + 17 + 18
S = 18 + 17 + 16 + ...... + 2 + 1
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2 x S = ( 1 + 18 ) + ( 2 + 17 ) + ( 3 + 16 ) + ........ ( 17 + 2 ) + ( 18 + 1 )
S = 19 × (18 termeni : 2) sume
S = 19 × 9
S = 171
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sau:
( 1 + 18 ) + ( 2 + 17 ) + ( 3 + 16 ) + ( 4 + 15 ) + ( 5 + 14 ) + ( 6 + 13 ) + ( 7 + 12 ) + ( 8 + 11 ) + ( 9 + 10 ) =
= 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 =
= 171