Sam is laying out patio stones in a triangular pattern. The first row has 2 stones and each row has 2 additional stones. Using sigma notation with 1 as the lower bound and 11 as the upper bound, how many stones are needed in the triangular patio?

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Sam is laying out patio stones in a triangular pattern. The first row has 2 stones and each row has 2 additional stones. Using sigma notation with 1 as the lower bound and 11 as the upper bound, how many stones are needed in the triangular patio?

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