SOLUTION: Find the sum of the terms of the following arithmetic progressions. -10, -7, -4,.. To 12 terms. Please solve this!

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Question 884757: Find the sum of the terms of the following arithmetic progressions.
-10, -7, -4,.. To 12 terms.
Please solve this!

Found 2 solutions by JulietG, MathTherapy:
Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-10 +3 = -7
-7 + 3 = -4
-4 + 3 = -1
-1 + 3 = 2
2 + 3 = 5
5 + 3 = 8
8 + 3 = 11
11 + 3 = 14
14 + 3 = 17
17 + 3 = 20
20 + 3 = 23
23 + 3 = 26
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Added together:
-7-4-1+2+5+8+11+14+17+20+23+26 = 114

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Find the sum of the terms of the following arithmetic progressions.
-10, -7, -4,.. To 12 terms.

, with:
being the sum of the 12 arithmetic terms
n being the number of terms
being the 1st term, or term 1
d being the common difference
Thus, becomes:





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