=SUM(A1:A17)
for example
You use the sum function whenever you wish to total up a column or row of numbers.
When evaluating row n+1 of Pascal's triangle, each number from row n is used twice: each number from row ncontributes to the two numbers diagonally below it, to its left and right. From this it is easily seen that the sum total of row n+1 is twice that of row n. The first row of Pascal's triangle, containing only the single '1', is considered to be row zero. Its total, 1, is given by 20. From the above observations, we can conclude that the total of row n is given by 2n. For the eleventh row: 211 = 2048.
Function can be used for calculations in a spreadsheet. A simple example of a function is for adding a column of numbers.EXAMPLE: You have a column of 23 numbers in column B, from row 1 to row 23. To add all of those numbers, and display the results in cell B24, enter =SUM(B1:B23) in cell B24.See related links for more Excel functions.
Each number in Pascal's triangle is used twice when calculating the row below. Consequently the row total doubles with each successive row. If the row containing a single '1' is row zero, then T = 2r where T is the sum of the numbers in row r. So for r=100 T = 2100 = 1267650600228229401496703205376
Function can be used for calculations in a spreadsheet. A simple example of a function is for adding a column of numbers.EXAMPLE: You have a column of 23 numbers in column B, from row 1 to row 23. To add all of those numbers, and display the results in cell B24, enter =SUM(B1:B23) in cell B24.See related links for more Excel functions.
It you select the blank cell under a column of numbers or a blank cell at the end of a row of numbers and hit the Autosum button it will enter the SUM function and select the cells above in the column, or to the left in a row. Pressing Alt and the = key will also do the same thing. If you select the column or the row with the numbers and click the button or do Alt and the = key, then it will also do the same.
top row 8,1,6 2nd row3,5,7 3rd row 4,9,2
First Row 7,6 Second row 4,1,5 Third row 3,2
The numbers start with one and increase for each subsequent row.
If you consider row 0 as the row consisting of the single 1, then row 100 has 6 odd numbers.
I (if you count the rows) is at the 7th row, so it has 7 valence electrons. The is the same for Br, so there is a total of 14 electrons. :)
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