document.write( "Question 1041613: How many terms ofthe sequence -24, -15, -6, and 3 will give a sum of 1230?
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document.write( "It is an arithmetic progression, first term is -24, the common difference is 9. \r\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the first n terms is equal to\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D\" = \"%28a%5B1%5D+%2B+%28%28n-1%29%2Ad%29%2F2%29%2An\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "(see the lesson Arithmetic progressions in this site).  Or\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1230\" = \"%28-24+%2B+%28%28n-1%29%2A9%29%2F2%29%2An\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this equation for n and get the answer.\r\n" );
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