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Re: 1, 2, -3, -4, 1, 2, -3, -4... The sequence above begins with [#permalink]
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This is a sequence consisting of a cycle of 4 numbers that repeats forever. The first term is 1, the second term is 2, the third term is -3, and the fourth term is -4.

When it repeats the first time, the fifth term is 1, the sixth term is 2, the seventh term is -3, and the eighth term is -4. It will repeat again, and the ninth term will be 1, the tenth term will be 2, the eleventh term will be -3, and the twelfth term will be -4. Notice that the number -4 is so far the fourth, eighth, and twelfth term. Since it is the fourth term in a repeating cycle of 4 numbers, its position will always be a multiple of 4. So -4 will be the fourth, eighth, twelfth, sixteenth, twentieth, etc., terms in the sequence. This means that -4 will be the 48th term in the sequence, since 48 is a multiple of 4. If -4 is the 48th term, then the 49th term is 1, the 50th term is 2, the 51st term is -3, and the 52nd term is -4. So the sum of the 49th and 51st terms is the sum of 1 and -3, or 1-3, or -2. The sum of the 50th and 52 nd terms is the sum of 2 and -4, or 2-4, or -2, so the 2 columns are the same, and the correct answer is C.
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