# problem 3.1
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# input in A0 is a positive integer
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# output in V0
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begin:	addi	$t0, $zero, 0
	addi	$t1, $zero, 1
loop:	slt	$t2, $a0, $t1
	bne	$t2, $zero, finish
	add	$t0, $t0, $t1
	addi	$t1, $t1, 2
	j	loop
finish:	add	$v0, $t0, $zero
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#	in 1 sentence, what does it do
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