Use Gauss’s trick to determine H(n) = 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + … + (4n – 7) + (4n – 3) + (4n + 1) I'm stuggling to know how many to multiply the sum by 2H(n) = (4n+2) (?) Is it n or n+1 or 4n+1

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Use Gauss’s trick to determine H(n) = 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + … + (4n – 7) + (4n – 3) + (4n + 1)

I'm stuggling to know how many to multiply the sum by

2H(n) = (4n+2) (?)

Is it n or n+1 or 4n+1

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