Problem 2340. Numbers spiral diagonals (Part 1)
Inspired by Project Euler n°28 et 58.
A n x n spiral matrix is obtained by starting with the number 1 and moving to the right in a clockwise direction.
For exemple with n=5, the spiral matrix is :
                       21 22 23 24 25
                       20  7  8  9 10
                       19  6  1  2 11
                       18  5  4  3 12
                       17 16 15 14 13In this example, the sum of the numbers on the diagonals is 101.
What is the sum of the numbers on the diagonals in any n by n spiral (n always odd) ?
HINTS: You want the diagonals, not the whole matrix.
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		Andrew
    	on 7 Apr 2025
	
	
  	Good math problem / Sequences and Series. This problem can be solved as a polynomial
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