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2012 AIME I Problem 2
The terms of an arithmetic sequence add to 715. The first term of the sequence is increased by 1, the second term is increased by 3, the third term is increased by 5, and in general, the kth term is increased by the kth odd positive integer. The terms of the new sequence add to 836. Find the sum of the first, last, and middle term of the original sequence.
Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034
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