Difference between revisions of "T(n)=n(n+1)/2"

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==References==
 
==References==
* {{PaperReference|Triangular numbers|1974|V.E. Hoggatt, Jr|author2=Marjorie Bicknell|prev=Triangular numbers|next=T(n+1)=T(n)+n+1}}
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* {{PaperReference|Triangular numbers|1974|V.E. Hoggatt, Jr|author2=Marjorie Bicknell|prev=Triangular numbers|next=T(n+1)=T(n)+n+1}} $(1.1)$

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Theorem

The following formula holds for all $n=1,2,3,\ldots$: $$T(n)=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2},$$ where $T(n)$ denotes the $n$th triangular number.

Proof

References