Calculation: 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 = () which method is more convenient

Calculation: 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 = () which method is more convenient

From 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 (Gauss sum) = 1 + (1 + 2) + (1 + 2 + 3) + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) +... + (1 + 2 +... + 5) + (1 + 2 +... + 6) + (1 + 2 +... + 7) + (1 + 2 +... + 8) = 1 × 8 + 2 × 7 + 3 × 6 + 4 × 5