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\begin{align*} \frac{(n-1)n}{2} + n &= \frac{n^2-n+2n}{2} \\ &= \frac{n^2+n}{2} = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \\ &= \frac{((n+1)-1)(n+1)}{2} \end{align*}