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Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

Daryl first writes the perfect squares as a sequence 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100,1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, \ldots After the number 1, he then alternates by making two terms negative followed by leaving two terms positive. Daryl's new sequence is 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100,1, -4, -9, 16, 25, -36, -49, 64, 81, -100, \ldots What is the sum of the first 2011 terms in this new sequence?

(A) 4042109-4\,042\,109 (B) 4047638-4\,047\,638 (C) 4038094-4\,038\,094 (D) 4044121-4\,044\,121 (E) 4046132-4\,046\,132

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