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Old 07-23-2008, 07:48 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Retake_GMAT View Post
First term a=2, common difference d=2 since even number

therefore sum to first n numbers of Arithmetic progression would be

n/2(2a+(n-1)d)

= n/2(2*2+(n-1)*2)=n(n+1) and this is equal to 79*80

therefore n=79 which is odd
Completely agree with retake_gmat. PLease post the OA and source of this question
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