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2011 Fermat Problem 21
The positive integers are arranged in increasing order in a triangle, as shown. Each row contains one more number than the previous row. The sum of the numbers in the row that contains the number 400 is
\begin{array}{c} 1 \\ 2 \quad 3 \\ 4 \quad 5 \quad 6 \\ 7 \quad 8 \quad 9 \quad 10 \\ 11 \quad 12 \quad \cdots \end{array}
\textbf{(A)}\ 10\,990\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 12\,209\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 9855\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 10\,976\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 11\,368
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