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   Johan de Koning to All   
   Re: ASCII math   
   29 May 09 03:59:35   
   
   From: REjmdk1964@MOxs4allVE.nl   
      
   On Mon, 18 May 2009 02:41:06 +0000, Johann `Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:   
      
   > Hi all,   
   >   
   > For the few of you that enjoy something like this.   
   >   
   >         n   
   >       .----   
   >        \        n(n + 1)   
   >         >   i = --------   
   >        /           2   
   >       '----   
   >        i=1   
      
   Proof by squarisation:   
    _ _ _ _ _             _       _ _ _ _ _ _   
   |_|_|_|_|_|          _|_|     |_|_|_|_|_|_|   
   |_|_|_|_|          _|_|_|     |_|_|_|_|_|_|   
   |_|_|_|     +    _|_|_|_|  =  |_|_|_|_|_|_|  =  5 x 6   
   |_|_|          _|_|_|_|_|     |_|_|_|_|_|_|   
   |_|           |_|_|_|_|_|     |_|_|_|_|_|_|   
      
    5+4+3+2+1  +  1+2+3+4+5   =   5+5+5+5+5+5   =  30   
      
   Replace 5 by n, for large values of 5. :-)   
      
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