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No. 1218
Total cost to reach level X is:
sum( 10 * i, i = 1..X)
We can factor out the 10, since it does not depend on i.
10 * sum(i, i = 1..X)
The sum of consecutive integers is well known, and can be found with some googling if you forget it (like I do).
10 * ( X * (X + 1) / 2 )
Simplify.
5 * (X^2 + X)
HTH!
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