document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140967>Question 140967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hey can you pleaseee help me !\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much money would you save in a year if you put a penny away the first day of the year, two pennies the 2nd day, 3 on the third and so on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(There is supposed to be an algebraic equation to find it, but I can't figure out the equation)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102614 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102614\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you were to save 1 penny on the first day of the yesr then 2 pennies on the second day, etc, for one year, your total, S, would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+1%2B2%2B3%2B4%2B...%2B365 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+1%2B2%2B3%2B4%2B...%2B365\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is called an \"Arithmetic series\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total, S, is called the partial sum and is given by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5Bn%5D+=+%28n%2F2%29%28a%5B1%5D%2Ba%5Bn%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5Bn%5D+=+%28n%2F2%29%28a%5B1%5D%2Ba%5Bn%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where: n = the number of terms in the series (that's 365 in this problem), <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the first term (that's 1 here) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the nth term and that is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B365%5D+=+365 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B365%5D+=+365\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  So...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+%28365%2F2%29%281%2B365%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+%28365%2F2%29%281%2B365%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+%28365%2F2%29%28366%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+%28365%2F2%29%28366%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+65148 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+65148\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Pennies. To convert to dollars, divide by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+651.48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+651.48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = $651.48 </SPAN>\n" );
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