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Moving a sum 1 + 2 + ... + n from k terms to k + 1 terms, which term joins?
Ak
Bk + 2
Ck + 1
D2k + 1
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. k + 1
The (k + 1)th term of the sum is k + 1, added to the sum up to k.
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