document.write( "Question 194494: what is sum of all multiples of 6 that are strictly between 3138 and 51804?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #145951 by Edwin McCravy(20067)\"\" \"About 
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The multiples of 6 form an arithmetic sequence with common
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document.write( "3138 and 51804 are both multiples of 6.  However the fact that\r\n" );
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document.write( "it says \"strictly between 3138 and 51804\", we must begin with\r\n" );
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document.write( "the first multiple of 6 larger than than 3138, which is 3144.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Also we must end with largest multiple of 6 less than 51804,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is 51798.  So,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=3144\", \"a%5Bn%5D=51798\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the nth term is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"51798=3144%2B%28n-1%296\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"51798=3144%2B6%28n-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"51798=3144%2B6n-6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"51798=3138%2B6n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"51798=3138%2B6n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"48660=6n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"8110=n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the sum of the n terms \r\n" );
document.write( "of an arithmetic sequence is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D=n%28a%5B1%5D%2Ba%5Bn%5D%29%2F2\"  \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B8110%5D=8110%283144%2B51798%29%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B8110%5D=8110%2854942%29%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B8110%5D=8110%2854942%29%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B8110%5D=222789810\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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