HMMT 十一月 2008 · 冲刺赛 · 第 2 题
HMMT November 2008 — Guts Round — Problem 2
题目详情
- [ 5 ] Evaluate the sum 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · + 2007 − 2008 . 2
解析
- [ 5 ] Evaluate the sum 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · + 2007 − 2008 . Answer: − 1004 Every odd integer term can be paired with the next even integer, and this pair sums to − 1. There are 1004 such pairs, so the total sum is − 1004. 2