( 1)n= 10
10+( 10- 1)= 19
19= 10^2-9^2
(2)n+(n- 1)=n^2-(n- 1)^2
2n- 1=n^2-(n- 1)^2
(3)a+(a- 1)=20 15
2a- 1=20 15
2a=20 16
a= 1008