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Let X and Y be the following sums of arithmetic sequences: | Let X and Y be the following sums of arithmetic sequences: | ||
| − | <cmath> \begin{eqnarray*}X &=& 10+12+14+\cdots+100,\\ Y &=& 12+14+16+\cdots+102.\end | + | <cmath> \begin{eqnarray*}X &=& 10+12+14+\cdots+100,\\ Y &=& 12+14+16+\cdots+102.\end{eqnarray*} </cmath> |
What is the value of Y - X? | What is the value of Y - X? | ||
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Let X and Y be the following sums of arithmetic sequences:
What is the value of Y - X?
Solution 1
We see that both sequences have equal numbers of terms, so reformat the sequence to look like:
From here it is obvious that Y - X = 102 - 10 = 
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Solution 2
We see that every number in Y's sequence is two more than every corresponding number in X's sequence. Since there are 46 numbers in each sequence, the difference must be:
See Also
| 2011 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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