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Arithmetic Series
Arithmetic Series
3n+1 4 7 10 13
n 1 2 3 4 ….. n-1 n
a a+d a+2d a+3d ….. L-d L
Sum the first n terms then reverse the order
Sn= a + (a+d) + (a+2d) + (a+3d) + ….. + (L-2d) + (L-d) + L
Sn= L + (L-d) + (L-2d) + (L-3d) + ….. +(a+2d) + (a+d)+ a
Sn = n(a+L)
2
L (the last term) is also the nth term which we
know has the formula a+(n-1)d so if we
substitute for L in the formula above we get….
Sn = n[a+a+(n-1)d]
2
Sn = n[2a+(n-1)d]
2
b) 4n+3= 51
4n = 48 (subtract 3)
n = 12 (divide by 4)
Sn = 6x58 = 348