ACTIVITY: ARITHMETIC SERIES

1. 𝑎1 = −6, 𝑎𝑛 = 147, 𝑛 = 18 Answer: 1269

2. 𝑎1 = −15, 𝑎𝑛 = 99, 𝑛 = 20 Answer: 840

3. 𝑎1 = 25, 𝑎𝑛 = 70, 𝑛 = 16 Answer: 760

4. Find 𝑆20 of the arithmetic sequence −8, 1, 10, 19, … Answer: 1550

5. Find 𝑆30 of the arithmetic sequence 4, 10, 16, 22, … Answer: 2730

6. Find 𝑆16 of the arithmetic sequence 5, 1, −3, −7, … Answer: - 400

7. Find 𝑆36 of the arithmetic sequence 12, 23, 34, 45, … Answer: 7362

8. Find 𝑆18 of the arithmetic sequence Answer: 81

9. Find the sum of the first 100 multiples of 2 numbers. Answer: 10100

10. How many consecutive terms starting from the first term of the arithmetic sequence −4, 5,

14, 23, … will give a sum of 1 016? Answer: 16