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Problem 28


Problem 28


Number spiral diagonals

Starting with the number $1$ and moving to the right in a clockwise direction, a $5$ by $5$ spiral is formed as follows:

21 22 23 24 25
20  7  8  9 10
19  6  1  2 11
18  5  4  3 12
17 16 15 14 13

It can be verified that the sum of the numbers on the diagonals is $101$.

What is the sum of the numbers on the diagonals in a $1001$ by $1001$ spiral formed in the same way?


螺旋数阵对角线

从$1$开始,按顺时针顺序铺开的$5 \times 5$螺旋数阵如下所示:

21 22 23 24 25
20  7  8  9 10
19  6  1  2 11
18  5  4  3 12
17 16 15 14 13

可以看出,该数阵对角线上的数之和是$101$。

考虑以同样方式构成的$1001 \times 1001$螺旋数阵,其对角线上的数之和是多少?