Why Does This Mathematical Equality Hold True?

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i'm going through a proof and i can't seem to workout why this equality makes sense
[tex]\sum^{10^{i}-1}_{k=0} \frac{k}{10^i} = \frac{(10^i-1)}{2}[/tex]
this may be obvious, any hints atleast would be much appreciated
 
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This is just [tex]\sum\limits_{k=0}^{n-1}k=\frac{n(n-1)}{2}[/tex]; in your problem, replace [tex]n \mbox{ by } 10^i[/tex].


By the way, your series is a finite one :)
Cheers.
 
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