document.write( "Question 890044: what is the sum of the arethmtic sequence below
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Algebra.Com's Answer #538652 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"a%5B1%5D%2B%28n-1%29d\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"a%5B1%5D=2\", \"a%5Bn%5D=59\", \"d=5-2=8-5=3\", \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"59\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%2B%28n-1%293\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"59\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2%2B3n-3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"59\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3n-1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"60\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"20\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"n\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we use the sum formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"expr%28n%2F2%29%28a%5B1%5D%2Ba%5Bn%5D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B20%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"expr%2820%2F2%29%282%2B59%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B20%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%2810%29%2861%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5B20%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"610\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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