SOLUTION: In the sequence -12, -7, -2, 3, 8, 13,...determine the 90th term and the sum of the first 80 terms.

Question 1101405: In the sequence -12, -7, -2, 3, 8, 13,...determine the 90th term and the sum of the first 80 terms.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Common difference of 5, increasing sequence.

General term, for index, n.
You can determine the n=90 term from that.

Sum of first 80 terms:
------simplify and compute this.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the sequence -12, -7, -2, 3, 8, 13,...determine the 90th term and the sum of the first 80 terms.
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Arithmetic sequence with d = -7-(-12) = 5 and a(1) = -12
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a(90) = -12 + (89)5 = 433
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Sum of 1st 80::
S(80) = (80/2) * (-12+a(80))
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But, a(80) = -12 + 79*5 = 383
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So, S(80) = 40*(-12+383) = 14840
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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