Find an explicit formula to calculate the sum (assuming n is a multiple of 2)  P = 1 · 1 + 2 · 2 + 1 · 3 + 2 · 4 + ... + 1 · (n − 1) + 2 · n

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Find an explicit formula to calculate the sum (assuming n is a multiple of 2) 

P = 1 · 1 + 2 · 2 + 1 · 3 + 2 · 4 + ... + 1 · (n − 1) + 2 · n

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