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AIME 2012a Problem 2

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The terms of an arithmetic sequence add to 715715. The first term of the sequence is increased by 11, the second term is increased by 33, the third term is increased by 55, and in general, the kkth term is increased by the kkth odd positive integer. The terms of the new sequence add to 836836. Find the sum of the first, last, and middle terms of the original sequence.

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