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Call on some random student and ask, What is
the sum of the first ten odd numbers? How do you know? Can
you draw the picture? Ask again, day after day, until they
all know it cold, and know how it is related to geometry and
physics.
My answer: For any arithmetic series, the sum is
(first term + last term) * (number of terms) / 2