Question:
The arithmetic mean of first n natural numbers is ___________.
Solution:
First n natural numbers are 1, 2, 3, ...........n
Sum of these numbers is $1+2+3+\ldots \ldots \ldots+n=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$
Hence arithmetic mean of first $n$ natural numbers $=\frac{\text { Sum of numbers }}{\text { Total numbers }}$
$=\frac{n(n+1) / 2}{n}$
i.e Arithmetic mean of first $n$ natural number $=\frac{n+1}{2}$
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