SOLUTION: Solve the equation2+5+8+11+.........+x=345

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Question 898615: Solve the equation2+5+8+11+.........+x=345

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi
Arithmetic : d = 3



3n^2 + n = 690
3n^2 + n - 690 = 0
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:



For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=8281 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .




Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 15, -15.3333333333333. Here's your graph:

n = 15


x = 44
check: 15(2 + 44)/2 = 345

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