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Question Number 155797 by ajfour last updated on 09/Oct/21 $${a},{b},{c},{d},{e}\:\:\left({kids}\right)\:{are}\:{in}\:{ascending} \\ $$$${order}\:{of}\:{heights}.\:{If}\:{they}\:{are} \\ $$$${to}\:{stand}\:{in}\:{a}\:{circle}\:{in}\:{a}\:{way}\:{so} \\ $$$${that}\:{the}\:{sum}\:{of}\:\mid{difference}\:{in} \\ $$$${heights}\:{of}\:{adjacent}\:{pairs}\mid \\ $$$$\:{is}\:{a}\:{minimum},\:{find}\:{this} \\ $$$$\:{minimum}. \\ $$ Commented…

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Question Number 24677 by Joel578 last updated on 24/Nov/17 $$\mathrm{Let}\:{T}_{{k}} \:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:{k}^{\mathrm{th}} \:\mathrm{term}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{S}_{{k}} \:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sum} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{first}\:{k}\:\mathrm{term}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{arithmetic}\:\mathrm{progression} \\ $$$$\mathrm{If}\:{T}_{\mathrm{3}} \:+\:{T}_{\mathrm{6}} \:+\:{T}_{\mathrm{9}} \:+\:{T}_{\mathrm{12}} \:+\:{T}_{\mathrm{15}} \:+\:{T}_{\mathrm{18}} \:=\:\mathrm{45} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Find}\:{S}_{\mathrm{20}}…