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by agatka16 » Wed May 28, 2008 8:12 am
Maybe you could look at it that way:
a=2+4+6+...+20 ==> you have 10 even integers
b=1+3+4+...+19==> you have 10 odd integers

a-b=(2-1)+(4-3)+(6-5)+...+(20-19)==> each term is 1 and you have 10 terms. Answer 10.
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by aatech » Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 am
Unfortunately, I am not able to follow your method... so can't comment..

I will suggest this would be easier...

a = 2+4+6.... +20
b= 1+3+5+....+19

a-b = (2+4+6.... +20)-(1+3+5+....+19) = 1+1+1.. (10 ones) = 10

You can also using Arithmetic Progression formula...
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by khurram » Wed May 28, 2008 8:52 am
why wont the short cut work

(largest +smallest)/2 for both sequences, to get avg of the sequence

largest -smallest +1 to get number of terms

times the two, avg times the number of terms to get the sum

eg
1, 2,3,4,5
1+5=6/2=3
3*5=15 same as 1+2+3+4+5=15

number of terms= 5-1+1=5.



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by khurram » Wed May 28, 2008 8:55 am
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I like your thinking also. diff between each term is 1. so in toal 10 diff between the two.
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by khurram » Wed May 28, 2008 8:58 am
got it

was thinking consecutive not even set and odd set

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khurram so my method cannot be used as that is for consecutive set only
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by mim3 » Thu May 29, 2008 2:41 pm
khurram wrote:got it

was thinking consecutive not even set and odd set

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khurram so my method cannot be used as that is for consecutive set only
No, the shortcut can still be used as it's still a consecutive set:

sum of set= median x number of terms

2-20(e):
median= (20+2)/2 = 11
# terms= 10
sum= 110

1-19(o):
median= (19+1)/2= 10
# terms= 10
sum= 100

110-100= 10.
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