A certified \"plantito\" construct a trapezoidal shaped structure in his garden. The longer side of trapezoid needs to start with a row of 105 bricks. Each row must be decreased by 2 bricks on each end and the construction should stop at 25th row. How many bricks does he need to buy? 1419 1421 1423 1425
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