What is the value of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: The terms are for , so there are terms.
  2. Step 2: The sum is .
Answer
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Why not the others: is , the sum including the first term ; is (the sum of the first ten odd numbers ); and differ from by .

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