2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 1
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Problem
What is the value in simplest form of the following expression?![\[\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{1+3} + \sqrt{1+3+5} + \sqrt{1+3+5+7}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/5/9/359736c955004ea7d8e77812f4203f14ca07ba6e.png)
Solution
We have ![\[\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{1+3} + \sqrt{1+3+5} + \sqrt{1+3+5+7} = \sqrt{1} + \sqrt{4} + \sqrt{9} + \sqrt{16}\ = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } 10}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/7/9/37957c7c6957c666c15c7d8780a799c030eec652.png)
Note: This comes from the fact that the sum of the first 
odds is 
.
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