Find the sum of the following numbers without actually adding the numbers.
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17
We know that the sum of first n odd numbers is n2
Since there are 9 odd numbers starting from 1 to 17,
Sum = 92
= 81
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