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2020 Malaysia IMONST 1
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Malaysia IMONST 1 Senior P1
Malaysia IMONST 1 Senior P1
Source:
September 18, 2020
arithmetic
sums
IMONST
Problem Statement
Find the value of
+
1
+
2
+
3
−
4
−
5
−
6
+
7
+
8
+
9
−
10
−
11
−
12
+
⋯
−
2020
,
+1+2+3-4-5-6+7+8+9-10-11-12+\cdots -2020,
+
1
+
2
+
3
−
4
−
5
−
6
+
7
+
8
+
9
−
10
−
11
−
12
+
⋯
−
2020
,
where the sign alternates between
+
+
+
and
−
-
−
after every three numbers.
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