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Question-196544

Question Number 196544 by mr W last updated on 27/Aug/23 Answered by witcher3 last updated on 27/Aug/23 f(k+1)=f(1)+f(k)+k$$\Rightarrow\underset{\mathrm{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\mathrm{n}−\mathrm{1}} {\sum}}\left(\mathrm{f}\left(\mathrm{k}+\mathrm{1}\right)−\mathrm{f}\left(\mathrm{k}\right)\right)=\underset{\mathrm{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\mathrm{n}−\mathrm{1}} {\sum}}\mathrm{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+\mathrm{k}=\left(\mathrm{n}−\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+\frac{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\mathrm{n}−\mathrm{1}\right) \