SOLUTION: S30=5235 and A1=15 Find A30 and d

Algebra.Com
Question 1071095: S30=5235 and A1=15
Find A30 and d

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

is my favorite way of calculating the sum.
Substituting,





The formula for
based on and is

so, substituting we get






RELATED QUESTIONS

Find the twentieth term of the arithmetic sequence with a1 = 15 and d =... (answered by tommyt3rd)
Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a9 = 85 and a30 = 295. Find a rule for the nth... (answered by scott8148)
Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a9 = 85 and a30 = 295. Find a rule for the nth... (answered by Fombitz)
S10=-20 and d=4 find a1 (answered by stanbon)
Suppose A1,A2,A3...,A30 are thirty sets each with five elements and B1,B2,.....Bn are n... (answered by ikleyn)
Find n if Sn = 63, a1 = 21, and d =... (answered by FrankM)
If an= 27 , a1= -12 and d=3 find... (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)
If a1 = -27 and d = 3 find... (answered by ikleyn)
what is the a30 when a1=8000 and r=-1/2 I had gotten to here ---> 8000(-1/2^30-1) I (answered by Theo)