Problem:
If the following instructions are carried out by a computer, which value of will be printed because of instruction
START AT AND at .
INCREASE THE VALUE OF BY .
INCREASE THE VALUE OF by the value .
IF IS AT LEAST , THEN GO TO INSTRUCTION ; OTHERWISE, GO TO INSTRUCTION AND PROCEED FROM THERE.
PRINT THE VALUE OF .
STOP.
Answer Choices:
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E.
Solution:
Since is the sum of an arithmetic series containing terms, we have
Thus . Since is odd, is the printed value.