Reverse Triangular Sum

Algebra Level 2

Find the value of ( 12 ) + ( 12 + 11 ) + ( 12 + 11 + 10 ) + . . . + ( 12 + 11 + 10 + . . . + 1 ) . (12)+(12+11)+(12+11+10)+...+(12+11+10+...+1).


The answer is 650.

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1 solution

Julian Yu
Oct 26, 2019

Notice that in the sum, the number 12 occurs 12 times, the number 11 occurs 11 times, and so on.

Hence, the sum is simply equal to 12 12 + 11 11 + 10 10 + . . . + 1 1 12\cdot 12 + 11\cdot 11 + 10\cdot 10 + ... + 1\cdot 1

= 1 2 2 + 1 1 2 + 1 0 2 + . . . + 1 2 =12^2+11^2+10^2+...+1^2

Using the formula 1 2 + 2 2 + 3 2 + . . . + n 2 = n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) 6 1^2+2^2+3^2+...+n^2=\dfrac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6} , this is equal to 12 ( 13 ) ( 25 ) 6 = 650 \dfrac{12(13)(25)}{6}=\boxed{650} .

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