SOLUTION: How to calculate the number of terms if the first term in an arithmetic series is 2 the last term is 20 and the sum of all terms is 110
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Question 1068729: How to calculate the number of terms if the first term in an arithmetic series is 2 the last term is 20 and the sum of all terms is 110
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sum=(n/2)(a1+an)
110=(n/2)(2+20)
220=22n
n=10 ANSWER
check
a10=a1+9d
20=2+9d
9d=18
d=2
2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20
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