abc181_b - Trapezoid Sum

Each operation $a, b$, is equivalent to increasing the answer by $sq(b) - sq(a)$, where $sq(n)$ is the sum of the first $n$ natural numbers.

Time complexity: $O(n)$

Memory complexity: $O(1)$

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using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using ii = pair<int, int>;
using vi = vector<int>;
ll sq(ll n) { return (n * (n + 1)) / 2; }
int main(void)
{
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(NULL);
    int n;
    cin >> n;
    ll ans = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
    {
        int a, b;
        cin >> a >> b;
        ans += sq(b) - sq(a - 1);
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
    return 0;
}