document.write( "Question 1161258: S is an arithmetic series.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S12 = 150\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S25 = 875\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #784769 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( " \"S\" is an arithmetic series.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, nth term formula is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D=S%5B1%5D%2Bd%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"S%5B12%5D+=+150\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"150=S%5B1%5D%2Bd%2812-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"150=S%5B1%5D%2B11d\".......solve for \"S%5B1%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=150-11d\"......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"S%5B25%5D+=+875\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"875=S%5B1%5D%2Bd%2825-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"875=S%5B1%5D%2B24d\".....solve for \"S%5B1%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=875-24d\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"150-11d=875-24d\"...solve for \"d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24d-11d=875-150\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"13d=725\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=725%2F13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=150-11d\"......eq.1, substitute \"d\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=150-11%28725%2F13%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=150-7975%2F13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B1%5D=-6025%2F13\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your formula is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5Bn%5D=-6025%2F13%2B%28725%2F13%29%28n-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, the value of \"S%5B40%5D\" is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=-6025%2F13%2B%28725%2F13%29%2840-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=-6025%2F13%2B%28725%2F13%29%2839%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=-6025%2F13%2B2175\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=22250%2F13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=1711.5384615384617\"....round to \"2+\"decimal places\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B40%5D=1711.54\"\r
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