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1. The arithmetic mean of the numbers -2 and 18 is half of their sum = = 8.
2. Regarding your sequence, I see 5 terms there -30, -15, 0, 15, 30.
Then I see ellipsis, that says me nothing.
The sum of the five written terms is equal to zero.
If you mean something different, then take a labor to describe this "something" adequately.
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For arithmetic sequences, there are well known formulas, written everywhere, in any textbook or in numerous Internet sites.
For example, you may look into the lessons
- Arithmetic progressions
- The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions
- Problems on arithmetic progressions
- Word problems on arithmetic progressions
in this site and to learn the subject from there . . .