VMO 1986 Problem 6
A sequence of positive integers is constructed as follows. The first term is 1. Then we take the next two even numbers: 2, 4. Then we take the next three odd numbers: 5, 7, 9. Then we take the next four even numbers: 10, 12, 14, 16. And so on. Find the nth term of the sequence.
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