Nate Shoemaker
Feb 23, 2017 · 1 min read

“ So summing the first odd integers is no more and no less than the area of a 100x100 square. It’s ten thousand.”

Wait… I ended up with a 50x50 square. So, 2500? 99 is the last odd integer, which would be a row of 50 across the bottom, and 49 up in your reverse L.

Math is certainly NOT my strong suit, I’m just trying to apply what you just showed but I keep ending up with a different answer, so now I’m a bit confused. Help.

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