SOLUTION: Hi A bike rider starts at 40km per hour and increases his speed in every 1 hour by 2km per hour. What is the distance travelled in 24 hours. Thanks

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Question 1171864: Hi
A bike rider starts at 40km per hour and increases his speed in every 1 hour by 2km per hour. What is the distance travelled in 24 hours.
Thanks

Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is about finding the sum of 24 first terms of an arithmetic progression.


For introductory lessons on arithmetic progressions see
    - Arithmetic progressions
    - The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions
    - Problems on arithmetic progressions
    - Word problems on arithmetic progressions
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Arithmetic progressions".


Save the link to this textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

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