Without adding, find the sum of: 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 +13+15+17
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a=1
an or l=17
d=3-1=2
an=a+(n-1)d
17=1+(n-1)2
16/2=n-1
8=n-1
n=9
sn=n/2 x (a+l)
=9/2 x (1+17)
=9/2 x 18
=9 x 9
=81
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