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Problem

For each positive integer $n$ , the mean of the first $n$ terms of a sequence is $n$ . What is the $2008^{\text{th}}$ term of the sequence?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ {{{2008}}} \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ {{{4015}}} \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ {{{4016}}} \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ {{{4,030,056}}} \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ {{{4,032,064}}}$

Solution

Since the mean of the first $n$ terms is $n$ , the sum of the first $n$ terms is $n^2$ . Thus, the sum of the first $2007$ terms is $2007^2$ and the sum of the first $2008$ terms is $2008^2$ . Hence, the 2008th term is $2008^2-2007^2=(2008+2007)(2008-2007)=4015\Rightarrow \boxed{B}$

Note that $n^2$ is the sum of the first n odd numbers.

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 ==Problem==
-For each positive integer <math>n</math>, the mean of the first <math>n</math> terms of a sequence is <math>n</math>. What is the 2008th term of the sequence?
+For each positive integer <math>n</math>, the mean of the first <math>n</math> terms of a sequence is <math>n</math>. What is the <math>2008^{\text{th}}</math> term of the sequence?
 <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ {{{2008}}} \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ {{{4015}}} \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ {{{4016}}} \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ {{{4,030,056}}} \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ {{{4,032,064}}}</math>

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