document.write( "Question 64676: I am having problems with this. I think I have figured out the first one. Thanks in advance for any help.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) Using the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, what is 101st term? Answer:
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Use the arithmetic sequence of numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,…to find the following:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) Using the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, what is 101st term? Answer:
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\n" ); document.write( "a(n)=a(1)+(n-1)d
\n" ); document.write( "a(101)=1+100(2)
\n" ); document.write( "a(101)=201
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c) Using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series, what is the sum of the first 20 terms?
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\n" ); document.write( "S(n)=(n/2)(a(1)+a(n))
\n" ); document.write( "s(20)=(20/2)(1+[1+19*2])
\n" ); document.write( "S(20)=10(40)=400
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d) Using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series, what is the sum of the first 30 terms?
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\n" ); document.write( "S(30)=(30/2)(1+1+29*2)
\n" ); document.write( "S(30)=15(60)=900
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e) What observation can you make about these sums of this series (HINT: It would be beneficial to find a few more sums like the sum of the first 2, then the first 3, etc.)? Express your observations as a general formula in \"n.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: The sums get larger and larger as n gets larger and larger.
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