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hello I need to do SUM(6-1) but don't know how to do it the result have to be 15

 Apr 2, 2016
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If you are talking about the sum of the first n-1 positive integers then it is given by:

 

SUM(n-1) = (n-1)*n/2

 

 

so SUM(6-1) = (6-1)*6/2 → 5*3 → 15

 

(i.e.    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15)

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 Apr 2, 2016

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