Question

1-2+3-4+5-6+7-8+...+2019-2020+2021

Answer 1

\(1-2+3-4+5-6+...+2019-2020+2021\)

\(=\left(1-2\right)+\left(3-4\right)+\left(5-6\right)+...+\left(2019-2020\right)+2021\)

\(=-1-1-1-..-1+2021\)

\(=-1\cdot1010+2021\)

\(=-1010+2021\)

\(=-1011\)

Answer 2

$1-2+3-4+5-6+...+2019-2020+2021$

$=\left(1-2\right)+\left(3-4\right)+\left(5-6\right)+...+\left(2019-2020\right)+2021$

$=-1-1-1-..-1+2021$

$=-1\cdot 1010+2021$

$=-1010+2021$

$=-1011$